UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington preview show live stream with Farah Hannoun
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.