Covington vs. Buckley live updates, results of every match

UFC on ESPN 63 takes place on Saturday and MMA Junkie has you covered with live round-by-round coverage and official results. The event (ESPNews, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

In the headliner, former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on rising contender Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC). In the bantamweight co-feature, UFC Hall of Famer Cub Swanson (29-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) meets Billy Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC).

Below you can find live round-by-round coverage and official results.

Josefine Knutsson vs. Piera Rodriguez

Round 1 – They quickly meet in the middle and Rodriguez rocks Knutsson with a quick combination! Rodriguez follows up with a takedown attempt, but Knutsson is able to keep his balance. They fight for position against the fence. Rodriguez gets Angle to lift and dump Knutsson to the canvas. Knutsson gets her back to the cage and stands up. Back in the middle, Rodriguez charges into a clinch and gets another takedown. Knutsson throws up a gogoplata attempt, but it’s not there. They return to their feet, both relieving punches and kicks. Rodriguez darts back in with punches and gets another takedown in the middle of the cage. Knutsson lands a couple of hard elbows from her back and Rodriguez gets to her feet. Rodriguez plays the up-down position for a moment before going back down to take side control. Knutsson stays active from his back, but Rodriguez rains down a few hard elbows from the top.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9 for Rodriguez.

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Records: Knutsson (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Rodriguez (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Department: Women’s strawweight
Send out: ESPNews, ESPN+
Judge: Jason Herzog
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UFC on ESPN 63 results

MAIN CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

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

PRELIMINARY MAPS (ESPNews, 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 the MMA Junkies event hub for UFC on ESPN 63.