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Leon Edwards will be looking to successfully defend his welterweight title for a second time when he faces Colby Covington in an epic main event at UFC 296.
'Rocky' comes into the mouthwatering bout off the back of a majority decision victory over welterweight legend Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 back in March.
As for Covington, 'Chaos' is fighting for the first time in well over a year. The No 3 ranked contender defeated bitter rival Jorge Masvidal via decision in his last outing.
UFC 296 also sees the return of Paddy Pimblett. The Englishman has not fought since his close decision win against Jared Gordon last year and is scheduled to fight former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. Ian Machado Garry also features on the main card this weekend. The undefeated Irishman faces his toughest test yet in Vincente Luque.
Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of UFC 296.
Leon Edwards will look to successfully defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington at UFC 296
'Chaos' defeated bitter rival Jorge Masvidal in his last fight at UFC 272 back in 2022
UFC 296 - Key information
UFC 296 will be taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas .
The early prelims will get underway at 11pm GMT while those in America will be able to catch them at 6pm ET/3pm PT. The early prelims will get underway at 9am (Sunday) EST or 8:30am ACST for those watching in Australia.
The prelims are due to begin 1am GMT on Sunday morning, while those in the US will be able to catch the action at 5pm ET/ 6pm PT on Saturday. The prelims will begin at 11am (Sunday) AEST or 10:30am ACST.
The main card is scheduled to get underway at 3am GMT for those in the UK and at 10pm ET/7pm PT for those watching in the US. Fans watching in Australia will be able to catch the action at 1pm (Sunday) EST or 12:30pm ACST.
Ian Machado Garry's fight with Luque will likely take place at around 3.30am in the UK (10.30pm ET/ 7.30pm PT on Saturday and 1.30pm (Sunday) AEST or 1pm ACST). Pimblett's clash with Ferguson will take place immediately after Garry's welterweight showdown with Luque.
Edwards and Covington are set to make their way to the Octagon at around 5am GMT or 12pm ET/9pm PT.
'Rocky' comes into the clash off the back of a win against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286
How to watch
UFC 296 will be shown live on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK and will cost fans £19.99.
US fans will be able to watch all the action on ESPN, while fans in Australia can watch all the card on Kayo Sports.
Mail Sport will also be providing live coverage of UFC 296, so you can keep up to date with all the action here.
UFC 296 sees the return of Ian Machado Garry as he faces welterweight stat Vicente Luque
England's Paddy Pimblett is returning for the first time in over a year and will face Tony Ferguson
Edwards vs Covington- Key details
Leon Edwards
Age: 32
Height: 6ft
Reach: 74in
Stance: Southpaw
Record: 21-3-1
Colby Covington
Age: 35
Height: 5ft 11in
Reach: 72in
Stance: Southpaw
Record: 17-3
Full fight card
Subject to change
Main Card
- Main Event: Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington - For UFC welterweight title
- Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval - For UFC flyweight title
- Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson
- Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson
- Vicente Luque vs Ian Machado Garry
Preliminary card
- Josh Emmett vs Giga Chikadze
- Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
- Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher
- Casey O'Neill vs Ariane Lipski
Early preliminary card
- Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby
- Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden
- Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida
- Martin Buday vs Shamil Gaziev
- Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov
UFC 296 is scheduled to take place at in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena
Odds
Leon Edwards to win - 8/11
Colby Covington to win - 11/10
All odds via Sky Bet and correct at the time of publication.
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