Welterweights lock horns in the final Ultimate Fighting Championship main event of 2024, as Colby Covington faces Joaquin Buckley on Saturday in Tampa, Florida.
’s final event of 2024, and the promotion caps off the year with should be a decent show at Amalie Arena. TheBuckley , Covington
Covington came to the UFC as a blue-chip prospect about a decade ago, a pure grinder who generated a lot of success but little excitement until a win overin 2017. It was a turning point for “Chaos” in a few ways. It was Covington’s first pivot away from his wrestling and towards a pressure- and volume-heavy striking game that would pay a lot of dividends going forward, and it was also the debut of the outspoken persona that would seemingly make him a promotional favorite of the UFC.
—a jumping spinning back kick that ranked among the best highlights the sport has ever produced. The UFC rightfully looked to jump on that momentum by booking Buckley as often as possible, which worked for a few months. Buckley would crush. That result marked the end of Buckley’s hype, but he did rebound well and show why he was a solid middleweight prospect.
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