What time is Leon Edwards fight? UK start time for UFC 296 Colby Covington fight
Leon Edwards looks to defend his status as the best welterweight in the world tonight when he fights Colby Covington at UFC 296 in Las Vegas.
Edwards has been on top of the UFC welterweight division since capturing the world title last August with a stunning last-gasp knockout of Kamaru Usman. The Jamaican-born Brummie defended the belt for the first time in March by settling his score with Usman in their trilogy fight.
Covington hasn’t fought since winning a one-sided decision against his old friend turned bitter rival Jorge Masvidal over 18-months ago. The brash trash-talker is hoping it will be third time lucky after coming up short in his two previous world title fights against Usman. Scouser superstar Paddy Pimblett is also in action tonight, so here’s all you need to know about the big event…
What time is the Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington fight?
Ring walks for the title clash between Edwards and Covington in the main event of UFC 296 are expected to take place at around 5am UK time, with the fight getting underway shortly after that. This fight time is likely to change depending on the length of the main card fights taking place before the headlining act, especially with a five-round flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royal in the co-main event.
How to watch Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington on TV and via live stream
UFC 296 will be shown exclusively live on TNT Sports with the preliminary card beginning at 1am UK time on Sunday morning whilst the main card will get underway at 3am. The early preliminary card is only available to watch on UFC Fight Pass. UK viewers with a subscription to TNT Sports will not need to pay an additional pay-per-view fee to watch the event. You can also watch the fights via the Discovery+ app, which is available to download on mobile, tablet, select streaming devices, games consoles, and smart TVs.
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Who wins at UFC 296 - Leon Edwards or Colby Covington? Let us know your prediction in the below
Full fight card
Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington - for Edwards’ UFC welterweight title
Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval - for Pantoja’s UFC flyweight title
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson
Josh Emmett vs Bryce Mitchell
Preliminary card
Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher
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Casey O'Neill vs Ariane Lipski
Early preliminary card
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden
Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida
Martin Buday vs Shamil Gaziev
Odds
Edwards 4/5
Covington 1/1
Quotes corner
Edwards : "Everybody knows why the reason why he is fighting for the title, but none of that matters now and it's about going out there and taking him out Saturday night. Whether he deserves it or not, that doesn't matter. His mentality and way of thinking is very different than mine."
Covington : “I’m in my prime, the delay has been other fighters not agreeing to fights. You think I want to sit out for 18-months? It’s not my fault that I’ve sat out for this long. I wouldn’t be in this position if it wasn’t for me being the ultimate company man. I’m a tough son-of-a-gun, December 16 I am coming to get that belt. It doesn’t matter who is standing in my way.”
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