UFC Tampa fight card finalized for next month
The full UFC Tampa card is now official.
On Tuesday the UFC officially revealed the full lineup for the final show of 2024 which takes place on Dec. 14 at Amalie Arena.
In the main event, undefeated Irish superstar Ian Machado Garry takes on the surging Joaquin Buckley in a welterweight scrap that could determine the next title challenger at 170 pounds. Both Garry and Buckley threw their names in the hat to serve as replacement opponents against Shavkat Rakhmonov for UFC 310 the weekend prior to UFC Tampa, but instead were booked against each other in this main event.
The co-main event features a top-10 strawweight battle as multiple time BJJ world champion Mackenzie Dern faces off with Amanda Ribas in a rematch of their 2019 matchup that Ribas won via unanimous decision.
A ranked men’s flyweight matchup will also be on the card as Manel Kape takes on Bruno Silva as Kape looks to rebound from his July loss to Muhammad Mokaev, while Silva hopes to move up the rankings by adding on to his four fight win streak.
The complete UFC Tampa fight card can be seen below.
- Ian Machado Garry (15-0) vs. Joaquin Buckley (20-6)
- Mackenzie Dern (14-5) vs. Amanda Ribas (12-5)
- Cub Swanson (29-14) vs. Billy Quarantillo (18-6)
- Tracey Cortez (11-2) vs. Miranda Maverick (16-5)
- Michael Johnson (23-19) vs. Ottman Azaitar (13-2)
- Manel Kape (19-7) vs. Bruno Silva (14-5-2, 1 NC)
- Joel Alvarez (21-3) vs. Drakkar Klose (15-2-1)
- Adrian Yanez (17-5) vs. Daniel Marcos (16-0, 1 NC)
- Davey Grant (15-7) vs. Ramon Taveras (10-2)
- Josefine Knutsson (8-0) vs. Piera Rodriguez (9-2)
- Navajo Sterling (5-0) vs. Tuco Tokkos (10-4)
- Sean Woodson (12-1-1) vs. Fernando Padilla (16-5)