Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley are two fighters who are polar opposites. They are paying the price for the final of this evening’s “UFC Fight Night” gala in Tampa.
The preliminary and main cards of the event will be presented on TVA Sports Direct starting at 8 p.m.
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Covington held the UFC interim welterweight title from 2018 to 2019. Since then, he has lost three times in championship fights. Buckley, for his part, is a puncher on the rise, looking for a sixth straight victory, who is in his fourth fight this year.
Also on the map:
Veterans Cub Swanson and Billy Quarantillo should put on a great show in the semifinals.
The promising young light heavyweight, Vitor Petrino, will try to forget his first defeat in the UFC as he crosses swords with Dustin Jacoby.
Giants Sean Woodson (6 ft 2 in) and Fernando Padilla (6 ft 1 in) will try to continue their rise to 145 pounds.
And Canadian Jamey-Lyn Horth will try to get her second victory in 6 weeks as she crosses swords with Miranda Maverick.
The list of fights presented on TVA Sports Direct this evening:
MAIN CARD
Colby Covington 17-4-0 c. Joaquin Buckley 20-6-0
Cub Swanson 29-14-0 c. Billy Quarantillo 18-6-0
Manel Kape 19-7-0 c. Bruno Silva 14-5-2
Vitor Petrino 11-1-0 c. Dustin Jacoby 19-9-1
Adrian Yanez 17-5-0 c. Daniel Marcos 16-0-0
Navajo Stirling 5-0-0 c. Tuco Tokkos 10-4-0
PRELIMINARY FIGHTS
Michael Johnson 23-19-0 c. Ottman Azaitar 13-2-0
Joel Álvarez 21-3-0 v. Drakkar Klose 15-2-1
Sean Woodson 12-1-1 c. Fernando Padilla 16-5-0
Miles Johns 15-2-0 c. Felipe Lima 13-1-0
