UFC 296 takes place Saturday headlined by two title fights, but before the fights get underway, join MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun for a preview show right here at 5 p.m. ET.
In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards puts his belt on the line against former interim champ Colby Covington. And in the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja defends his flyweight title against Brandon Royval in a rematch of a 2021 bout that Pantoja won by submission.
The UFC 296 main card also features Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson in a key welterweight bout and legend Tony Ferguson vs. rising star Paddy Pimblett at lightweight.
Hannoun will be joined by MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom to discuss all the fights.
UFC 296 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
Below is the full lineup:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington – for welterweight title
- Champ Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval – for flyweight title
- Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson
- Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa
- Cody Garbrandt vs. Brian Kelleher
- Ariane Lipski vs. Casey O’Neill
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Cody Durden vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Lucas Almeida vs. Andre Fili
- Martin Buday vs. Shamil Gaziev
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 296.
