UFC Tampa: Covington vs. Buckley Full Card, Stream, Start Time, Odds, More

The UFC wraps up its 2024 schedule with a Fight Night card in Tampa, Fla., between welterweight headliners Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley.

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Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) returns to the Octagon after a year layoff. The 36-year-old has competed in seven straight main events since June 2018, when he won the interim welterweight title against former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos.

Since the dos Anjos fight, Covington has had a mixed bag. Three failed attempts at capturing the undisputed title against then-champions Kamaru Usman (twice) and Leon Edwards have put Covington in a position where it's potentially a must-win or bust from here on out.

Covington's last victory came in March 2022 against ex-'BMF' champion Jorge Masvidal, earning a decision.

Meanwhile, Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has taken the UFC by storm since debuting in 2020. He has won seven of his 10 UFC outings by KO/TKO, including two of his last four victories.

Buckley is fresh off the biggest win of his career against former welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 in October, earning a third-round stoppage. Buckley attempts to finish the year 3-0, as he halted the hype train of Nursulton Ruziboev by decision at UFC St. Louis in May.

Buckley is most famous for the now-viral spinning wheel-kick KO against 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay, which began a 5-3 stretch that lasted through Dec. 2022.

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Tapology sees Buckley as the popular pick amongst users. 75 percent of the votes favor the St. Louis native to hand Covington his sixth loss in nine appearances.

The fight is scheduled for five rounds, as are all UFC main events, marking the first time that Buckley has been under these circumstances.

The card features 13 fights from Amalie Arena, home of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lighting. Below is the bout order and odds, with the prelims beginning at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the main card at 10 p.m. ET.

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UFC Fight Night Tampa Updated Order + Odds

Odds are from DraftKings and subject to change come fight night.

UFC Tampa Main Card (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)

• Main Event: Colby Covington (+205) vs. Joaquin Buckley (-250), welterweight
• Co-Main Event: Cub Swanson (+124) vs. Billy Quarantillo (-148), featherweight
• Manel Kape (-395) vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva (+310), flyweight
• Vitor Petrino (-305) vs. Dustin Jacoby (+245), light heavyweight
• Adrian Yanez (+185) vs. Daniel Marcos (-225), bantamweight
• Navajo Stirling (-800) vs. Tuco Tokkos (+550), light heavyweight

UFC Tampa Preliminary Card (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)

• Featured Prelim: Michael Johnson (-205) vs. Ottman Azaitar (+170), lightweight
• Joel Alvarez (-425) vs. Drakkar Klose (+330), lightweight
• Sean Woodson (-155) vs. Fernando Padilla (+130), featherweight
• Miles Johns (+200) vs. Felipe Lima (-245), featherweight
• Miranda Maverick (-625) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (+455), women’s flyweight
• Davey Grant (-120) vs. Ramon Taveras (+100), bantamweight
• Josefine Lindgren Knutsson (-238) vs. Piera Rodriguez (+195), women’s strawweight