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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League
UFC

Season
2023

Round
43

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Location
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

01	Leon Edwards	WIN
01	Colby Covington	LOSS

02	Alexandre Pantoja	WIN
02	Brandon Royval	LOSS

04	Paddy Pimblett	WIN

07	Irene Aldana	WIN

09	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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