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Brandon Royval is coming for a reckoning at UFC 296. This Saturday, Royval challenges Alexandre Pantoja for the flyweight title in the co-main event of UFC 296 in Las Vegas. The bout is a rematch of his Royval’s most recent loss, when Pantoja submitted him back in 2021, and though it’s also Royval’s first shot at UFC gold, “Raw Dawg” is treating this more like a shot at redemption than at a title. “It’s super surreal,” Royval told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “And it’s like, I don’t ever really even believe I’m gonna fight half the time until…
The matchmaking for Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett at Saturday’s UFC 296 event has been one of the more polarizing bookings in recent memory. The lightweight bout takes place on the pay-per-view main card, with both fighters on opposite streaks — Pimblett rides a six-fight win streak, while Ferguson has dropped six straight bouts. Jon Anik, who will be calling the action alongside Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier in Las Vegas, has heard the reactions to the matchup, and while many seem to believe Pimblett — who feels as if the bout is a “lose-lose” for him — is going…
Leon Edwards definitely wants the chance to become champ-champ in the UFC but he’s not planning on making that move as soon as expected. In the lead up to his fight against Colby Covington in the UFC 296 main event, the 32-year-old welterweight champion teased the possibility that he could pursue a second belt while keeping a close eye on the upcoming middleweight title fight between Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis in January. That statement rattled a lot of welterweight contenders hoping for their own chance at gold, especially after the UFC has booked so many champion versus champion…
MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday’s UFC 296 event, which takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and serves as the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2023. The main event will be for the welterweight title as Leon Edwards defends against the returning Colby Covington. Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Conner Burks, and other special guests to watch along with UFC 296 as the main card happens. In the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja puts his newly won flyweight title on the line against Brandon Royval in a rematch. UFC 296 also features a pivotal…
Artem Lobov wants to show that he’s prepared for his courtroom duel with Conor McGregor. Lobov and McGregor are currently embroiled in a legal battle with McGregor over what Lobov alleges are unpaid profits from McGregor’s Proper No. 12 whiskey brand. The brand quickly grew in popularity, bolstered by McGregor’s elevated profile as a former two-division UFC champion and one of the world’s biggest sports stars. McGregor eventually sold his controlling interests to Proximo Spirits in 2021 for $600 million. In November 2022, Lobov sued McGregor in pursuit of 5 percent of that 2021 sale, claiming that he was integral…
UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland issued a fiery response to Colby Covington at a press conference before the UFC 296 ceremonial weigh-ins. Strickland took a break from a heated verbal spat with his UFC 297 title foe Dricus Du Plessis to drag Covington, who got cheers and boos at a Thursday press conference that briefly turned violent when he crassly insulted welterweight champ Leon Edwards’ late father. “You guys Colby fans in here? Give me a show of hands,” Strickland offered. “You guys, let me give you some facts about Colby. Colby is an utter piece of s***.” Du Plessis…
The UFC 296 start time and TV schedule for the Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday night is below. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airs on multiple mediums. This post helps explain which fights are airing where and at which times. The event kicks off with a three-fight early preliminary card at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, headlined by a flyweight fight between Tagir Ulanbekov and Cody Durden. Colby Covington’s Last Shot At UFC 296? Watch Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington…
Anthony Pettis still has Benson Henderson’s number. On Friday night, Pettis and Henderson faced off in a catchweight fight at Karate Combat 43 at The Expo at World Market Center in Las Vegas, marking the third time the two former UFC champions have faced off. And just like their first two fights, it was “Showtime” who walked away with the win. Pettis spent much of the fight looking to land flashier, more karate-inspired attacks like spinning kicks and Superman punches. Henderson, meanwhile, chopped away with calf kicks, body shots, forward pressure, and combination punches, building up an early lead. As…
Jake Paul starched Andre August in his ninth professional boxing bout, but fighters didn’t have much to say about it. Reaction to Paul’s knockout win at 2:32 of Round 1 was decidedly muted despite the brutal finish in the DAZN-streamed bout, which took place Friday in Orlando, Fla. Still, a few fighters, including Paul’s would-be opponent Hasim Rahman Jr., offered their opinions on Paul’s emphatic win, which upped his pro record to 8-1 as a pro boxer. See what fighters had to say about the Jake Paul vs. Andre August main event on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. feed me Jake…
MMA Fighting has UFC 296 results for the Edwards vs. Covington fight card, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the main event, Leon Edwards puts his UFC welterweight title on the line against Colby Covington. Edwards has won 11 fights in a row, while Covington hasn’t stepped in the cage since March of last year when he defeated Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision at UFC 272. UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja aims to defend his title against Brandon Royval in a rematch. Pantoja previously defeated Royval…