Colby Covington, UFC Tampa ceremonial weigh-ins on the Amalie Enviornment, Dec. 13, 2024 Credit score: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press
UFC Tampa is official.
On Friday, all fighters made weight for the ultimate UFC card of 2024. It’s a makeshift, modified important occasion closing the present, with Colby Covington stepping in to interchange Ian Machado Garry in opposition to Joaquin Buckley. That, after Garry was shifted to final week’s UFC 310 in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov.
Covington has not fought in a 12 months, and has fought simply as soon as per calendar 12 months for 5 years working, going 2-3 in that stretch, and 0-3 in title fights. But he stays a reputation within the division, a former interim welterweight champ who’s comfortable to speak trash to promote a struggle.
As for Buckley, “Newmansa” has executed nothing however win since dropping right down to welterweight. 5 straight wins have earned him his first UFC important occasion, and whereas it’s not at residence in St. Louis, it’s a important occasion in sunny Tampa with the possibility for a giant Christmas current ought to he pull off the win.
Verify under for photograph and video highlights from Friday’s ceremonial weigh-in, plus official weigh-in outcomes!
UFC Tampa: Covington vs. Buckley Weigh-In Outcomes
Most important card
Welterweight: Colby Covington (171) vs. Joaquin Buckley (171)Featherweight: Cub Swanson (146) vs. Billy Quarantillo (146)Flyweight: Manel Kape (125) vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva (126)Mild Heavyweight: Vitor Petrino (204.5) vs. Dustin Jacoby (205.5)Bantamweight: Adrian Yañez (136) vs. Daniel Marcos (136)Mild Heavyweight: Navajo Stirling (206) vs. Tuco Tokkos (206)
Preliminary card
Light-weight: Michael Johnson (156) vs. Ottman Azaitar (156)Light-weight: Joel Álvarez (156) vs. Drakkar Klose (156)Featherweight: Sean Woodson (145.5) vs. Fernando Padilla (145.5)Featherweight: Miles Johns (146) vs. Felipe Lima (146)Ladies’s Flyweight: Miranda Maverick (126) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (126)Bantamweight: Davey Grant (136) vs. Ramon Taveras (136)Ladies’s Strawweight: Josefine Lindgren Knutsson (116) vs. Piera Rodriguez (116)
Ceremonial Weigh-In Highlights
