The famed UFC octagon is in Tampa, Fla. for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley event at Amalie Arena. The fight card is headlined by a welterweight bout between former interim champion Colby Covington and the surging Joaquin Buckley.
It’s been a year since the sixth-ranked Covington has fought. In that time, ninth-ranked Buckley picked up three wins, including finishes over Vicente Luqueand Stephen Thompson. Covington has fought for the undisputed championship three times but the belt eluded him. Buckley looks to usher in a new era to the 170-pound weight class and emerge as a title contender.
Start Times:
Main card begins at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN+Preliminary card begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPNews, ESPN+
UFC on ESPN 63 Live Results and Analytics
UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley Official Results
MAIN CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
Colby Covington vs. Joaquin BuckleyCub Swanson vs. Billy QuarantilloManel Kape vs. Bruno SilvaDustin Jacoby vs. Vitor PetrinoDaniel Marcos vs. Adrian YanezNavajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Ottman Azaitar vs. Michael JohnsonJoel Alvarez vs. Drakkar KloseFernando Padilla vs. Sean WoodsonMiles Johns vs. Felipe LimaJamey-Lyn Horth vs. Miranda MaverickDavey Grant vs. Ramon TaverasJosefine Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez
Source link