We are just days away from UFC 296, and here are all the important details you need to know about this weekend’s event.
UFC 296 will take place on December 16, Saturday, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card is set for 10 p.m. ET, with Leon Edwards defending his welterweight belt against Colby Covington. Alexandre Pantoja is also defending his own flyweight title against Brandon Royval in the co-main event, with Shavkat Rakhmonov and Stephen Thompson, Tony Ferguson and Paddy Pimblett, and Vicente Luque and Ian Machado Garry also joining the main card.
While the pay-per-view card will be available via ESPN+, fans can watch the prelim card on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET, while the early prelims will air on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET.
Herb Dean will referee the Edwards-Covington bout, with Sal D’amato, Derek Cleary, and Chris Lee serving as judges. Meanwhile, Marc Goddard will oversee the Pantoja-Royval rematch, with Ron McCarthy, Junichiro Kamijo, and Eric Colon taking the judge roles.
Here is the bout lineup of the event:
MAIN CARD
- Welterweight Title: Champ Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington
- Flyweight Title: Champ Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval
- Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson
- Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Vicente Luque vs. Ian Machado Garry
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell
- Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Brian Kelleher
- Ariane Lipski vs. Casey O’Neill
EARLY PRELIMS
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Cody Durden vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Lucas Almeida vs. Andre Fili
- Martin Buday vs. Shamil Gaziev
- Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov
