Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington: Rocky puts welterweight title up for grabs on UFC 296 card – start time, stream, TV
LEON EDWARDS and Colby Covington are all set to battle it out on UFC 296 for the welterweight title – and it is not to be missed!
Rocky cemented his name in MMA history last August when he dethroned Kamaru Usman to win the 170lbs belt.
GettyLeon Edwards retained his crown against Kamaru Usman[/caption]
Colby Covington defeated Jorge MasvidalGetty
And Edwards’ first defence on home soil was a success as the Brit secured a majority-decision-victory over Usman in March.
However, it’s no secret that Chaos will cause a huge threat after witnessing what he did to Jorge Masvidal last year.
Dana White highlighted Covington’s strengths by describing him as “a relentless pressure fighter with unstoppable cardio.”
But Edwards hasn’t lost a fight in EIGHT years so this has all the makings of a blockbuster scrap.
When is Edwards vs Covington?
Leon Edwards’ welterweight title defence against Colby Covington will take place on Sunday December 16.
The preliminary card is scheduled to get underway at approximately 11:30pm GMT / 6:30pm ET before the main card at around 2am GMT / 9pm ET.
UFC fans can then catch the MAIN event at approximately 5am GMT / midnight ET.
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is the designated venue for this thrilling event and it can host 20,000 roaring spectators.
How can I watch Edwards vs Covington?
Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington will be broadcast LIVE on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Fans in the US can watch the action unfold on ESPN+ and ESPN 2.
The preliminary fights are available to watch exclusively on the UFC Fight Pass.
Alternatively, follow SunSport’s live blog for round-by-round coverage of the entire event.
What is the FULL UFC 296 fight card?
Everyone will be looking forward to seeing Leon Edwards put his UFC welterweight title on the line against Colby Covington at the top of the bill.
But Paddy Pimblett’s clash with Tony Ferguson is also one to feast your eyes on.
Paddy Pimblett will be fighting Tony Ferguson on the main cardGetty
Main card
MAIN EVENT: Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington – for UFC welterweight title
Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval – for UFC flyweight title
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson
Vicente Luque vs Ian Machado Garry
Preliminary card
Josh Emmett vs Bryce Mitchell
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher
Casey O’Neill vs Ariane Lipski
Early preliminary card
Alonzo Menifield vs Dustin Jacoby
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden
Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida
Martin Buday vs Shamil Gaziev
Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov
What has been said?
Leon Edwards doesn’t believe that Colby Covington is the right opponent for his next title defence.
Rocky said: “I don’t know how Colby makes sense.
“He hasn’t fought for more than a year and half.
“There are other active guys in the division.
“I’m the king now, I’ve earned my way and should decide who is next.”
