Colby Covington said he was going to call Hunter Campbell on Monday to ask for a fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov . It appears the promotion had other plans. Instead, Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) will face Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in a five-round welterweight UFC on ESPN 63 headliner Dec. 14 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., promotion CEO Dana White announced Saturday. Covington, 36, replaces Ian Machado Garry , who slides back a week to face Rakhmonov after champion Belal Muhammad pulled out
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