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UFC 296 live stream results and play-by-play updates: Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington welterweight championship title fight tops the UFC 296 pay-per-view (PPV) main card on ESPN+ TONIGHT (Sat., Dec. 16) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, a five-round showdown to close out the promotion’s 2023 fight campaign. UFC 296’s co-main event — also scheduled for five, five-minute rounds — features reigning flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja, defending his 125-pound strap against longtime rival and No. 2-ranked contender, Brandon Royval. Tony Ferguson, Paddy Pimblett, Stephen Thompson, and Shavkat Rakhmonov will also see PPV action this weekend in “Sin City.”

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CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE DIP! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns home to Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sat., Dec. 16, 2023, for its final pay-per-view (PPV) event of the year. In the ESPN+-streamed PPV main event, reigning Welterweight roost-ruler, Leon Edwards, will lock horns with former 170-pound interim kingpin, Colby Covington. In UFC 296’s co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja will put his Flyweight title on the line against Brandon Royval, who earned a rematch with “The Cannibal” after winning three consecutive bouts. UFC 296 will also feature the returns of Paddy Pimblett, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Bryce Mitchell and so much more!

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UFC 296’s five-fight PPV main card gets underway TONIGHT at 10 p.m. ET, beginning with the featherweight mashup between Josh Emmett and Bryce Mitchell, elevated from the “Prelims” lineup after Ian Garry fell ill and got scratched from his Vicente Luque fight. Get complete UFC 296 PPV main card LIVE results and real-time play-by-play updates below. In addition, we’re also covering the UFC 296 preliminary undercard bouts streaming on ESPN2 and ESPN+ in a separate thread RIGHT HERE, beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. ET. Bet on all the UFC 296 action at DraftKings Sportsbook right here.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Edwards vs. Covington.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 296 main card PPV results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward 1the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)

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UFC 296 PPV MAIN CARD QUICK RESULTS:

170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington
125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval
170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson vs Shavkat Rakhmonov
155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett
145 lbs.: Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell

UFC 296 PPV MAIN CARD PLAY-BY-PLAY:

170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington

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125 lbs.: UFC Flyweight Champion Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval

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170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson vs Shavkat Rakhmonov

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155 lbs.: Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett

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145 lbs.: Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell

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