Joaquin Buckley batters Colby Covington to TKO | MMA News
Joaquin Buckley and Colby Covington headlined the UFC Tampa struggle card, the ultimate important occasion of 2024.
Buckley was declared the winner within the third spherical after battering Covington to items, forcing the physician to step in to wave off the struggle.
SIX in a row for @NewMansa94 👏#UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/FCbAqtSsod
— UFC (@ufc) December 15, 2024
“I know we spilled a little love, I know you guys wanted to see a knockout,” Buckley mentioned after the struggle apologizing for not KOing Covington. He supplied three names to the gang and requested them to choose, the gang cheered the loudest for former champion Kamaru Usman.
Early within the first spherical, Buckley cut Covington after which defended Covington’s takedown makes an attempt. Buckley made Covington look weak of their exchange’s first 5 minutes with Covington controlling Buckley for slightly below 30 seconds of the spherical. Buckley ended the spherical with a massive knockdown and was saved by the bell.
In the second spherical, Covington got here out swinging keen to take back control of the struggle. Buckley defends the takedown again and flurries on Covington who has a badly broken eye. Finally with three minutes remaining Covington lastly acquired the takedown and was in a position to maintain Buckley towards the fence. With one other two minutes remaining, Buckley acquired back to his toes and the placing sport was back on. They ended the struggle on their toes, a nearer spherical however it was most likely nonetheless a Buckley spherical.
THE CUT OVER COLBY COVINGTON'S EYE 🤯 #UFCTAMPA pic.twitter.com/cW9TakY3Qn
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 15, 2024
The physician warned Covington between rounds to shield the cut as he did not see permitting the struggle to go on if it acquired any worse. Within seconds Buckley landed large flurris after which it was him on prime of Covington on the canvas. Back to the toes, they’re swinging again. Covington has blood throughout his face from the harm that Buckley inflicted. Buckley will get him into a triangle choke however all of the blood permits Covington to slip out. Covington takes prime control within the ultimate minute however he is not actually doing a lot harm or placing Buckley in any hazard. With simply seconds remaining the physician stepped in to call the struggle off due to the cut to Covington’s eyelid.
Due to a Doctor's Stoppage Joaquin Buckley wins by TKO.#UFCTampa pic.twitter.com/rj6iEjNFkK
— UFC (@ufc) December 15, 2024
Covington was making his return to the Octagon after a 12 months hiatus. The former interim title holder and multiple-time title challenger was trying to rebound from his UFC 296 loss to Leon Edwards. He’s gone win-loss, win-loss since defeating Robbie Lawler in 2019.
Buckley was moving into the most important struggle of his profession to date. He went into the struggle on a five-fight win streak with current victories over Stephen Thompson, Nursulton Ruziboev, and Vicente Luque.
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