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 [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] puts his belt on the line against former interim champ [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag]. And in the co-main event, [autotag]Alexandre Pantoja[/autotag] defends his flyweight title against [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] in a rematch of a 2021 bout that Pantoja won by submission.
The UFC 296 main card also features [autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] in a key welterweight bout and legend [autotag]Tony Ferguson[/autotag] vs. rising star [autotag]Paddy Pimblett[/autotag] 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.