Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-12-14, nice mma bout: Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Buckley vs Covington is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 14th, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa (Florida, United States), in a 5-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC on ESPN 63 (also known as Ufc Tampa). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Colby Covington record
The black belt in Bjj, former interim Ufc Ww and 2013 FILA 77 kg No-Gi grappling world champion Colby Covington entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Belal Muhammad).
He lost two out of his last three bouts, against Kamaru Usman (Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington II) and against Leon Edwards (Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington), between these two he beat Jorge Masvidal (Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal).
Joaquin Buckley record
His opponent, Joaquin Buckley, has an official record of 20-6-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.9 in the welterweight division.
He lost two consecutive bouts in 2022, against Nassourdine Imavov (Nassourdine Imavov vs Joaquin Buckley) and Chris Curtis, but then he has won five times beating Nursulton Ruziboev (Joaquin Buckley vs Nursulton Ruziboev) and Stephen Thompson in his last two (Joaquin Buckley vs Stephen Thompson).
Fight card
Here is the UFC on ESPN 63 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley
Cub Swanson vs Billy Quarantillo
Manel Kape vs Bruno Silva
Dustin Jacoby vs Vitor Petrino
Daniel Marcos vs Adrian Yanez
Navajo Stirling vs George Tokkos
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPNews / ESPN+)
Michael Johnson vs Ottman Azaitar
Joel Alvarez vs Drakkar Klose
Sean Woodson vs Fernando Padilla
Felipe Lima vs Miles Johns
Miranda Maverick vs Jamey-Lyn Horth
Ramon Taveras vs Davey Grant
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs Piera Rodriguez
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC on ESPN 63 pre-fight press conference, featuring Joaquin Buckley and Colby Covington!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3qzLXwMW8
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC on ESPN 63: Covington vs Buckley weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Covington vs Buckley fight?
Joaquin Buckley defeated Colby Covington via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 4:42, round 3.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC on ESPN 63 post-fight octagon interview of Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC on ESPN 63 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Joaquin Buckley and Colby Covington (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC on ESPN 63 Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs Billy Quarantillo
UFC on ESPN 63 Performance of the Night: Dustin Jacoby, Michael Johnson
