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UFC on ESPN 63: Make your predictions for Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 event in Tampa, Fla.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ESPN 63 (ESPN2/ESPNews/ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Amalie Arena.

Make your main card picks below.

Navajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos

Records: Stirling (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Tokkos (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Stirling 5-0, Tokkos 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.11.24): Stirling -700, Tokkos +500

Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez

Records: Marcos (16-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Yanez (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Marcos 5-0, Yanez 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.11.24): Marcos -205, Yanez +170

Dustin Jacoby vs. Vitor Petrino

Records: Jacoby (19-9-1 MMA, 7-6-1 UFC), Petrino (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Jacoby 1-4, Petrino 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.11.24): Jacoby +250, Petrino -310

Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva

Records: Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Silva (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Kape 4-1, Silva 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Kape No. 8, Silva No. 13
Odds (as of 12.11.24): Kape -375, Silva +295

Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo

Records: Swanson (29-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC), Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Past five: Swanson 2-3, Quarantillo 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.11.24): Swanson +135, Quarantillo -160

Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley

Records: Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC), Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
Past five: Covington 2-3, Buckley 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Covington No. 5, Buckley No. 10
Odds (as of 12.11.24): Covington +230, Buckley -285

UFC on ESPN 63 fight card (as of Dec. 11, 9 a.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley
  • Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo
  • Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva
  • Dustin Jacoby vs. Vitor Petrino
  • Daniel Marcos vs. Adrian Yanez
  • Navajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Ottman Azaitar vs. Michael Johnson
  • Joel Alvarez vs. Drakkar Klose
  • Fernando Padilla vs. Sean Woodson
  • Miles Johns vs. Felipe Silva
  • Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Miranda Maverick
  • Davey Grant vs. Ramon Taveras
  • Josefine Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 63.

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