UFC 296 live results: Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington

It's the final UFC event of 2023 and also one of the biggest events of the year as the Octagon ends the year inside Las Vegas, Nevada's T-Mobile Arena for UFC 296.

A pair of title fights headline the card with UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards defending against Colby Covington in the main event.

The rivalry between the two has gotten heated this week following some of Covington's comments. Edwards comes in riding a 12-fight unbeaten streak, and a pair of wins over Kamaru Usman has established him as the best at 170 pounds. Covington will fight for the first time since March 2022 when he scored a win over Jorge Masvidal.

In the co-main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja makes his first title defense against Brandon Royval. These two have fought before with Pantoja scoring a submission win in August 2021. Pantoja won the title from Brandon Moreno in July while Royval has won three straight since that loss to Pantoja.

The rest of the main card is filled with intriguing matchups. Undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov faces his toughest test when he takes on Stephen Thompson in welterweight action, Tony Ferguson looks to end his losing skid against Paddy Pimblett in a lightweight bout, and Josh Emmett takes on Bryce Mitchell in a featherweight bout.

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> Heavyweights- Martin Buday (13-1, 4-0 UFC) vs. Shamil Gaziev (11-0, 0-0 UFC)

> Featherweights- Andre Fili (22-10 1 NC, 10-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Lucas Almeida (14-2, 1-1 UFC)

> Flyweights- #12 Tagir Ulanbekov (14-2, 3-1 UFC) vs. #15 Cody Durden (16-4-1, 5-2-1 UFC)

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> Women's Flyweights- #12 Casey O'Neill (9-1, 4-1 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (16-8, 5-5 UFC)

> Bantamweights- Cody Garbrandt (13-5, 8-5 UFC) vs. Brian Kelleher (24-14, 8-7 UFC)

> Women's Bantamweights- #5 Irene Aldana (14-7, 7-5 UFC) vs. #9 Karol Rosa (17-5, 6-2 UFC)

> Light Heavyweights- #14 Alonzo Menifield (14-3-1, 7-3-1 UFC) vs. #15 Dustin Jacoby (19-7-1, 7-4-1 UFC)

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> Featherweights- #6 Josh Emmett (18-4, 9-4 UFC) vs. #10 Bryce Mitchell (16-1, 7-1 UFC)

> Lightweights- Tony Ferguson (25-9, 15-7 UFC) vs. Paddy Pimblett (20-3, 4-0 UFC)

> Welterweights- #5 Shavkat Rakhmonov (17-0, 5-0 UFC) vs. #6 Stephen Thompson (17-6-1, 12-6-1 UFC)

> UFC Flyweight Championship- C Alexandre Pantoja (26-5, 10-3 UFC) vs. #2 Brandon Royval (15-6, 5-2 UFC)

> UFC Welterweight Championship- C Leon Edwards (21-3 1 NC, 13-2 1 NC UFC) vs. #3 Colby Covington (17-3, 12-3 UFC)