UFC 296
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 16, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1][2]
| UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 16, 2023 | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former interim champion Colby Covington is expected to headline the event.[1]
A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval is expected to take place at the event.[1] The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum in August 2021 which Pantoja won by second round submission.[3]
Fight card
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards (c) | vs. | Colby Covington | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | vs. | Brandon Royval | [lower-alpha 2] | |||
| Lightweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Paddy Pimblett | ||||
| Welterweight | Shavkat Rakhmonov | vs. | Stephen Thompson | ||||
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | vs. | Ian Machado Garry | ||||
| Featherweight | Josh Emmett | vs. | Giga Chikadze | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alonzo Menifield | vs. | Dustin Jacoby | ||||
| Heavyweight | Martin Buday | vs. | Shamil Gaziev | ||||
| Women's Bantamweight | Irene Aldana | vs. | Karol Rosa | ||||
| Welterweight | Randy Brown | vs. | Muslim Salikhov | ||||
| Flyweight | Tagir Ulanbekov | vs. | Cody Durden | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Casey O'Neill | vs. | Ariane Lipski | ||||
| Bantamweight | Cody Garbrandt | vs. | Brian Kelleher | ||||
- For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
References
- Mike Bohn (2023-09-20). "Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington booked for UFC 296; Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval 2 also added". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- Andrew Richardson (2023-06-02). "Midnight Mania! UFC requests licenses for four more events in the UFC Apex". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- Anderson, Jay (2021-08-21). "UFC Vegas 34 Results: Alexandre Pantoja Subs Game Brandon Royval". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- "UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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