Colby Covington shares brutally honest preview of upcoming Joaquin Buckley clash at UFC Tampa: "I'm going to drown him"

Colby Covington recently issued a strong warning to Joaquin Buckley ahead of their matchup at UFC Tampa. Covington promised to put on a dominant performance against Buckley, claiming that the latter's previous opponents were past their prime.

Covington will take on Buckley in a welterweight contest in the last UFC event of the year, UFC Tampa, on Dec. 14 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. 'Chaos' is a former interim champion and has come up short in his three attempts at undisputed gold. He is coming off a decision loss to Leon Edwards in a title fight last year.

Meanwhile, Buckley is on a five-fight win streak and has emerged as a prospect at 170 pounds. In his last octagon outing at UFC 307, 'New Mansa' secured a second-round knockout victory against Stephen Thompson.

Ahead of their bout, Covington had this to say in a recent interview:

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''The fight just looks like me completely breaking him [Buckley], taking him down, taking his will, bringing him to the deep end of the pool and drowning him. I just don't think he'll be able to keep up. He's never been in a five-round fight with an elite fighter like me. He's been fighting some guys that are past their time but I'm not pass my time, I'm in my prime. Saturday I'm going to drown this guy... I'm going to drown him and he's not going to be able to hang up with me for 25 minutes.''

Check out Colby Covington's comments below (via Championship Rounds' X post):

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Joaquin Buckley previews Colby Covington clash at UFC Tampa

Joaquin Buckley is preparing for his fourth bout of the year, against former interim champion Colby Covington at UFC Tampa this weekend, and he hopes to move up the rankings with a win.

In a recent interview with Demetrious Johnson, Buckley previewed his upcoming bout, saying:

''The thing I like about this fight is that he [Covington] is gonna come to me. I ain't gotta hunt nobody down. I ain't gotta go chasing after nobody... With the Colby Covington fight I feel like yet again bro we can just meet right in the middle and go to work.''

Check out Joaquin Buckley's comments below (1:03:02):

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