Uncrowned has UFC Tampa live results and highlights for the Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley fight card at Amalie Arena on Saturday night in Tampa, Florida. In the main event, three-time title challenger Covington faces off against rising contender Buckley in a five-round welterweight showdown.
Covington (17-4) fights for the first time in 2024 after previously losing decisively in title bid against Leon Edwards in December 2023. A former interim UFC champion, Covington, 36, has lost three of his past five bouts and could find himself out of title contention for good if he falls short against Buckley.
“That’s the biggest thing that makes him so dangerous, is that [Buckley] has nothing, and he wants to take everything from me,” Covington told Uncrowned ahead of UFC Tampa. “That’s a dangerous thing when they have everything to gain. So, I’m not going to say any bad things about him — don’t think any bad of him at all — but I do have bad intentions for him Saturday night.”
Buckley (20-6) was originally supposed to face Ian Machado Garry in Saturday’s main event before Covington stepped in as a replacement.
A 30-year-old former middleweight, Buckley has been perfect in five fights since dropping back down to 170 pounds, going 5-0 while scoring vicious knockouts of André Fialho, Vicente Luque and most recently Stephen Thompson. Buckley will likely enter the welterweight title picture with a win.
Featherweight veterans Cub Swanson and Billy Quarantillo collide in the co-headliner.
UFC Tampa kicks off at 7 p.m. ET, with a main card that starts at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
Follow along all night as Uncrowned has live results and highlights below, as well as a live blog of the Covington vs. Buckley main event.
Main Card (LIVE NOW)
Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley
Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo
Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva
Vitor Petrino vs. Dustin Jacoby
Adrian Yanez vs. Daniel Marcos
Navajo Stirling def. Tuco Tokkos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card
Michael Johnson def. Ottman Azaitar KO (punches) at 2:03 of Round 2 | Watch finish
Joel Alvarez def. Drakkar Klose via TKO (strikes) at 2:48 of Round 1 | Watch finish
Sean Woodson def. Fernando Padilla via TKO (strikes) at 4:58 of Round 1 | Watch finish
Felipe Lima def. Miles Johns via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Miranda Maverick def. Jamey-Lyn Horth via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Davey Grant def. Ramon Taveras via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Piera Rodriguez def. Josefine Knutsson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Live18 updates
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 8:45 PM MST
Adrian Yanez vs. Daniel Marcos – Prediction
135 pounds: Adrian Yanez (+175) vs. Daniel Marcos (-210)
Bantamweight bangers rarely let us down. Adrian Yanez vs. Daniel Marcos is your frontrunner for the Fight of the Night.
Marcos is a talented prospect out of Peru who’s looking to make a big impression by taking out the ever-talented Yanez and going 17-0. He was a champion in a regional fight promotion in his home country and successfully defended his title a whopping six times before his arrival through UFC’s Contender Series.
In other words, the dude has been unstoppable.
Ask his UFC debut opponent Saimon Oliveira, who crumbled at the heavy hands and knees of Marcos in Round 2. A punishing striker throughout his career, when Marcos smells blood, combos and flurries are in your immediate future.
Yanez, 31, has long been touted as one of the best up-and-coming boxers in UFC. He reminded the world of his capabilities his last time out, scoring a vintage knockout of Vinicius Salvador in Round 1.
Momentum is a fighter’s best friend and both these guys have it. Marcos may have more tools in his toolbox, but Yanez is just clean with his punched and you’re in trouble when he connects. It’s a coin flip for me. I’m sticking with the veteran. Yanez has fought the better competition and plays spoiler.
Pick: Yanez
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Navajo Stirling def. Tuco Tokkos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Stirling kicks off the UFC Tampa main card by winning his Octagon debut after a successful showing on the promotion’s Contender Series.
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 8:02 PM MST
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Michael Johnson def. Ottman Azaitar KO (punches) at 2:03 of Round 2
Oh my lord. Michael Johnson nearly just killed a man. Absolutely BRUTAL work from the longtime vet.
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Joel Alvarez def. Drakkar Klose via TKO (strikes) at 2:48 of Round 1
Brutal work for Joel Alvarez! That’s 21 finishes over 22 wins now for the Spaniard. Have fun lightweights, this man is a problem.
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM MST
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Sean Woodson def. Fernando Padilla via TKO (strikes) at 4:58 of Round 1
Our first finish of the night!
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 6:58 PM MST
Felipe Lima def. Miles Johns via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lots of decisions here to start the night. The Florida crowd is getting a little restless.
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Felipe Lima dropping bombs on Miles Johns early!
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Miranda Maverick def. Jamey-Lyn Horth via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 6:04 PM MST
Davey Grant def. Ramon Taveras via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM MST
Ramon Taveras scores the knockdown
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Piera Rodriguez def. Josefine Knutsson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 5:33 PM MST
Josefine Knutsson and Piera Rodriguez starting out fast!
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 5:31 PM MST
UFC Tampa – prelims predictions
Michael Johnson (-225) def. Ottman Azaitar (+180)
Joel Alvarez (-450) def. Longship Klose (+340)
Sean Woodson (-155) def. Fernando Padilla (+130)
Felipe Lima (-250) def. Miles Johns (+200)
Miranda Maverick (-550) def. Jamey-Lyn Horth (+400)
Davey Grant (-110) def. Ramon Taveras (-110)
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson (-250) def. Piera Rodriguez (+195)
Check out Uncrowned’s full main card picks and analysis here!
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Sat, December 14, 2024 at 5:29 PM MST
We’re rolling!
The final UFC card of the year is officially underway!
We have a seven-fight lineup to kick off the UFC Tampa preliminary card. All the action can be watched on ESPN2/ESPN+. Keep it locked to Uncrowned all night for live results and highlights, as well as a live blog of the Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley welterweight main event.
