The famed UFC octagon is in Tampa, Fla. for Saturday's UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Buckley 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 Luque and Stephen Thompson. Covington has fought for the undisputed championship three times but the belt eluded him. Buckley looks to usher in a new ear to the 170-pound weight class and emerge as a title contender.
UFC on ESPN 63 will be the fourth time the fight promotion has hosted an event in Tampa and will mark the first time back since the pandemic.
Main Card
Preliminary Card
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