Not among those five, however, were headliners Joaquin Buckley and Colby Covington. Despite Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) being named the victor due to a doctor stoppage because of a laceration, Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) only received a 45-day suspension by the Florida Athletic Commission (FAC).

After a tough loss at UFC Tampa, former welterweight title contender calls out Colby Covington, sparking a potential showdown.

Colby Covington’s latest attempt at moving closer to potential UFC gold fell well short of the mark at UFC Tampa. It was a dominant performance by Joaquin Buckley, who defeated Covington by TKO after the cage-side doctor ruled Covington couldn’t continue competing due to a nasty head gash.

Colby Covington and Jon Jones still have no love lost for each other. Covington never fails to take the opportunity to go after UFC heavyweight champion Jones, such as he did during media day for his UFC on ESPN 63 headliner this month.

Jon Jones taunts Colby Covington after his UFC Tampa loss, reigniting their long-standing feud in the MMA world.

UFC Tampa medical suspensions and injuries released by Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation for those athletes competing last weekend at Amalie Arena.

Colby Covington had a pretty tough week. First, he fought at UFC Tampa on December 14. He was up against Joaquin Buckley and the fight ended early because of a bad cut on Covington’s eyelid. The doctor had to stop the fight in the third round.

Colby Covington went on a bizarre rant in response to Jon Jones after the UFC heavyweight champion took aim at his former college roommate following a loss to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa.