UFC Tampa purses and payouts: Previous and estimated salaries of Colby Covington, Joaquin Buckley, and others

UFC Tampa will be headlined by a clash between two fighters on opposite ends of their careers. Colby Covington, who has slumped to 2-3 in his last 5 fights, will face off against surging contender Joaquin Buckley, who is 5-0 since returning to welterweight in May 2023.

Buckley was set to face Ian Machado Garry before Belal Muhammad's withdrawal from his UFC 310 clash with Shavkat Rakhomonov saw the Irishman replace the 170-pound champion.

Covington will now face off against 'New Mansa' instead in a battle of the old guard versus the new. According to SportBible, in his last fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 296, 'Chaos' was expected to receive $780,000.

However, since his upcoming fight will be on a fight night card rather than a pay-per-view event, Covington's purse could decrease by $250,000.

Buckley last fought at UFC 307, where he defeated Stephen Thompson via KO to secure his full fight payout of $300,000, according to The Sports Rush. With the welterweight contender unable to earn pay-per-view points, his upcoming fight purse will likely be similar to his previous clash.

UFC Tampa's co-main event will see Cub Swanson and Billy Quarantillo go to war in an exciting matchup for fans. According to MMASalaries, Swanson received an estimated $191,000 for his previous fight, a clash with Andre Fili at UFC 303, which included a $50,000 performance bonus.

Swanson can expect to receive a similar fight purse of $140,000 in Florida, while his opponent, Quarantillo, earned $80,000 in his previous fight, according to TotalProSports.

Manel Kape will feature in the third fight of the main card, a return to action after a wild UFC 304 fight in his previous outing. He reportedly received a purse of $90,000 for his last bout and will earn in the range of $60,000-$100,000 for his upcoming bout against Bruno Silva.

Silva's previous earnings are unclear, but the Brazilian earned at least $50,000 in his last fight against Cody Durden after securing a performance bonus.

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UFC Tampa main card featuring Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley

UFC Tampa will be the promotion's final card of 2024, and below, we will examine the entire fight card from top to bottom.

Main Card:

Colby Covington vs. Joaquin Buckley - welterweight

Cub Swanson vs. Billy Quarantillo - featherweight

Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva - flyweight

Vitor Petrino vs. Dustin Jacoby - light heavyweight

Adrian Yanez vs. Daniel Marcos - bantamweight

Navajo Stirling vs. Tuco Tokkos - light heavyweight

See the full UFC Tampa card below: