UFC 296 results
The UFC will hold their final pay-per-view event of 2023 with UFC 296 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. MyMMANews.com will have your UFC 296 results below.
In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards and former interim champ Colby Covington can weigh no more than 170 pounds, the maximum allowed for their welterweight title fight. In the co-main event, UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Brandon Royval are limited to 125 pounds for their flyweight title bout.
UFC 296 results below:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – For UFC welterweight title
Alexandre Pantoja defeated Brandon Royval via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) – For UFC flyweight title
Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Stephen Thompson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:56
Paddy Pimblett defeated Tony Ferguson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Josh Emmett defeated Bryce Mitchell via KO – Round 1, 1:57
Preliminary Card (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Alonzo Menifield defeated Dustin Jacoby via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Irene Aldana defeated Karol Rosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cody Garbrandt defeated Brian Kelleher via KO – Round 1, 3:42
Ariane Lipski defeated Casey O’Neill via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 1:18
Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
Tagir Ulanbekov defeated Cody Durden via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:25
Andre Fili defeated Lucas Almeida via TKO – Round 1, 3:32
Shamil Gaziev defeated Martin Buday via TKO – Round 2, 0:56
