
UFC 296 has finally concluded, giving the MMA community another set of winners to celebrate.
UFC delivered 12 bouts at its UFC 296 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card was led by the bout between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington, with the former making his second title defense against “Chaos.” Alexandre Pantoja also defended his belt against Brandon Royval, who had his rematch chance against the Brazilian opponent, who defeated him in 2021. Other notable fights included the Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson, Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett, and Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell bouts.
Here is a quick look at the result of the event:
MAIN CARD
- Welterweight Title Defense: Champ Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46).
- Flyweight Title Defense: Champ Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Royval via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45-49-46).
- Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Stephen Thompson via submission (rear-naked choke) at the 4:56 mark of Round 2.
- Paddy Pimblett defeated Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Josh Emmett defeated Bryce Mitchell via KO (right hook) at the 1:57 mark of Round 1.
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Alonzo Menifield defeated Dustin Jacoby via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Irene Aldana defeated Karol Rosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Cody Garbrandt defeated Brian Kelleher via KO (right hook) at the 3:42 mark of Round 1.
- Ariane Lipski defeated Casey O’Neill via submission (armbar) at the 1:18 mark of Round 2.
EARLY PRELIMS
- Tagir Ulanbekov defeated Cody Durden via submission (rear-naked choke) at the 4:25 mark of Round 2.
- Andre Fili defeated Lucas Almeida via TKO (punches) at the 3:32 mark of Round 1.
- Shamil Gaziev defeated Martin Buday via TKO (punches) at the 0:56 mark of Round 2.