UFC Tampa sends us into 2025 on Saturday night as the final event of 2024's calendar year for the MMA leader. After another year loaded with wild and chaotic moments, welterweights Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley look to deliver one final masterpiece in the main event.
A one-time interim titleholder, Covington returns two days short of a one-year absence after last competing in December 2023. On the other hand, Buckley has been a breakout star of 2024, going 3-0 and extending his current win streak to five. One more win over Covington could be the cherry atop the year-end sundae that puts Buckley at the forefront of title contender talks in the new year.