When Is UFC 296? Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington Date, US Start Time & Full Fight Card

UFC 296 - Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington
UFC 296 - Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington

UFC 296 is the next big pay-per-view UFC event, headlined by Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Title. Here is everything you need to know about the UFC 296 event, including the date, venue, US start time and the full fight card.

Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington – UFC 296 Event Info

  • 🥊 UFC Fight: UFC 296: Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington
  • 📊 Records: Leon Edwards (21-3-1 NC, 7 KO’s) | Colby Covington (17-3, 4 KO’s)
  • 📅 Date: December 16, 2023
  • 🕛 Main Event Time: Approx. 11:45 PM EST
  • 🏆 Title: UFC Welterweight Title
  • 📺 TV Channel: US: ESPN+ PPV
  •  🏟  Venue: T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 🎲 Fight Odds: Edwards -160 | Covington +140

Above is everything you need to know about the Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington fight on Saturday, December 16. The bout is the headline attraction at UFC 296 from the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight is an five round contest and will have the UFC Welterweight Title on the line.

Leon Edwards goes into the UFC 296 main event as the slight betting favorite with the best UFC betting sites. This means that Colby Covington is of course the betting underdog with UFC betting apps for this highly anticipated 170-pound UFC title fight from Vegas on Saturday, December 16. Not long to go now until both men make their ring walks!

Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington: UFC 296 Start Time

TV channel (US): If you are a ESPN+ subscriber and can watch the channel on your TV, you will be able to watch this compelling UFC Welterweight Title clash live from the T-Mobile Arena on ESPN+ PPV.

This is provided you are a subscriber to the channel and have paid the $79.99 UFC 296 pay-per-view price. The Edwards vs Covington fight will likely get underway at approx. 11:45pm EST.

Alternatively, you can tune in and watch a UFC 296 live stream for free, which has got you covered for all of the fights on the card thanks to BetOnline.

Edwards vs Covington: UFC 296 Full Card

Here is the full undercard of fights at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night at UFC 296. The UFC Flyweight Title is on the line in the co-main event, with the recently crowned champion Alexandre Pantoja defending his belt for the first time against Brandon Royval.

The rest of the main card and prelims includes some incredible fights that could have title implications going forward, as well as some brilliant fights on the rest of the card too. Not to mention fights including Paddy Pimblett, Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry.

Fight Weight Class Rounds
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV)
Leon Edwards (c) vs Colby Covington Welterweight 5
Alexandre Pantoja (c) vs Brandon Royval Flyweight 5
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson Welterweight 3
Tony Ferguson vs Paddy Pimblett Lightweight 3
Vicente Luque vs Ian Garry Welterweight 3
Preliminary Card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Josh Emmett vs Bryce Mitchell Featherweight 3
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa Women’s Bantamweight 3
Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher Bantamweight 3
Casey O’Neill vs Ariane Lipski Women’s Flyweight 3
Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby Light-Heavyweight 3
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden Flyweight 3
Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida Featherweight 3
Martin Buday vs Shamil Gaziev Heavyweight 3
Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov Welterweight 3
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