The UFC ended the 2024 yr with a stable Combat Evening card in Tampa, Florida, which noticed Joaquin Buckley tackle Colby Covington in the principle occasion.
Buckley entered the battle coming off a KO win over Stephen Thompson as he was 3-0 since dropping right down to welterweight. Covington, in the meantime, was preventing for the primary time in a yr after he misplaced to Leon Edwards for the welterweight title.
In the long run, it was Buckley who gained by third-round physician stoppage as a consequence of a nasty minimize above Covington’s eye. Following the occasion, here’s what I believe needs to be subsequent for the welterweight contenders.