Dana White: Buckley-Covington Would Have Continued in Vegas, Surprise Coming in 2025
Tampa, FL — With UFC Tampa being the final UFC event of 2024, promotion President and CEO Dana White was asked a litany of questions following the card, some about the night's entertaining selection of fights, some about the...
Cub Swanson, Michael Johnson Among UFC Tampa Bonus-Winners
With the final UFC event of 2024 in the books, four final stars have picked up $50,000 post-fight bonuses at UFC Tampa. The event at the Amalie Arena on Saturday produced plenty of explosive finishes, with several fighters turning back...
Covington vs. Buckley: What Did We Learn?
Former interim champion and two-time undisputed title challenger Colby Covington took on the streaking Joaquin Buckley on Saturday night at UFC Tampa. This was a crossroads fight as the inactive Covington was looking to stay relevant against a rising...
Joaquin Buckley Keeps Rolling, Stops Covington in Round 3
Colby Covington looked to re-establish his relevance, while Joaquin Buckley was in search of the biggest win of his career in the main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday. The former interim champion came into this fight as the...
Cub Swanson KO’s Quarantillo, Hints At Retirement
The co-main event of UFC Tampa found featherweight Hall of Famer and 20-year veteran Cub Swanson taking on the popular Billy Quarantillo. The two veterans exchanged leg kicks to start the fight. Swanson's movement seemed too much for Quarantillo—too fast...
Manel Kape TKO’s Silva, F Bombs Everybody Including Adesanya
Flyweight contender and former RIZIN champ Manel Kape looked to bounce back from a loss to Muhammad Mokaev when he took on Brazil's Bruno Silva at UFC Tampa on Saturday. Silva had won four straight, landing himself the #12 spot...
Dustin Jacoby Sleeps Petrino With Nuclear Right Hand
Light heavyweights Vitor Petrino and Dustin Jacoby were both looking to return to the win column at UFC Tampa on Saturday. The main card fight had a very different feel when it came to Jacoby, however. While Petrino was coming...
Daniel Marcos Beats Adrian Yañez in Wild Fight, Stays Undefeated
Adrian Yanez and Daniel Marcos threw down in a promising bantamweight tilt on the UFC Tampa main card on Saturday. The final event of 2024 for the UFC found Yanez looking for his second win of the year, as was...
Navajo Stirling Remains Undefeated, Scores Decision Over Tukkos
Undefeated light heavyweight and 2024 DWCS winner Navajo Stirling made his promotional debut at UFC Tampa on Saturday, paired up with Tuco Tokkos. Tokkos was looking for his first win in the promotion, after stepping up on short notice last...
Michael Johnson Reverses The Clock, KO’s Azaitar
Lightweights Michael Johnson and Ottman Azaitar closed out the UFC Tampa preliminary card on Saturday. Johnson, a longtime UFC veteran (14 years this month), had been trading wins and losses across his last five fights. Azaitar had his back against...
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