MMA Fighting has UFC 296 results for the Edwards vs. Covington fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night.
In the main event, Leon Edwards will put his UFC welterweight title on the line against Colby Covington. Edwards has won 11 fights in a row, while Covington hasn’t stepped in the cage since March of last year when he defeated Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision at UFC 272.
UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will aim to defend his title against Brandon Royval in a rematch. Pantoja previously defeated Royval via submission (rear-naked choke) at UFC Vegas 34 on Aug. 21, 2021.
Check out UFC 296 results below.
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval
Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson
Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell
Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Cody Garbrandt vs. Brian Kelleher
Casey O’Neill vs. Ariane Lipski
Alonzo Menifield vs. Dustin Jacoby
Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Cody Durden