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UFC 296 Edwards vs Covington


Date
Sat 16th December 2023 UTC
Sat 16th December 2023 Local

Timestamp
2023-12-16T23:30:00

Time
23:30:00 UTC (15:30:00 Local)

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24-04-28 16:30 (PST Los Angeles)
24-04-28 18:30 (CST Chicago)
24-04-28 19:30 (EST New York)
24-04-29 00:30 (GMT London)
24-04-29 01:30 (CET Paris)
24-04-29 03:30 (GST Dubai)
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League
UFC

Season
2023

Round
43

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T-Mobile Arena
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Description
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 16, 2023, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Background
A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former interim champion Colby Covington headlined the event. Belal Muhammad served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.

A UFC Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Alexandre Pantoja and former LFA Flyweight Champion Brandon Royval took place at the event. The pair previously met at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum in August 2021 which Pantoja won by second-round submission. Former two-time champion Brandon Moreno served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.

A featherweight bout between former interim UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Josh Emmett and Giga Chikadze was expected to take place at this event. However, Chikadze withdrew due to a torn groin and was replaced by Bryce Mitchell.

A welterweight bout between Ian Machado Garry and Vicente Luque was expected to take place at the event. However, the bout was scrapped after Garry withdrew due to contracting pneumonia the week of the event.

A welterweight bout between Randy Brown and Muslim Salikhov was expected to take place at the event but was scrapped after Brown withdrew due to illness.


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Result List

1			Leon Edwards		WIN
1			Colby Covington		LOSS
2			Alexandre Pantoja		WIN
2			Brandon Royval		LOSS
4			Paddy Pimblett		WIN
7			Irene Aldana		WIN
9			Ariane Lipski		WIN

Result Description
Main card
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Colby Covington Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Flyweight Alexandre Pantoja (c) def. Brandon Royval Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) 5 5:00
Welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Stephen Thompson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:56
Lightweight Paddy Pimblett def. Tony Ferguson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Josh Emmett def. Bryce Mitchell KO (punch) 1 1:57

Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Alonzo Menifield def. Dustin Jacoby Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Irene Aldana def. Karol Rosa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Cody Garbrandt def. Brian Kelleher KO (punch) 1 3:42
Women's Flyweight Ariane Lipski def. Casey O'Neill Submission (armbar) 2 1:18

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Tagir Ulanbekov def. Cody Durden Submission (face crank) 2 4:25
Featherweight Andre Fili def. Lucas Almeida TKO (punches) 1 3:32
Heavyweight Shamil Gaziev def. Martin Buday TKO (punches) 2 0:56


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