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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

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06.01.2023 | 10:16 PM ET

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UFC 296
  • Saturday 12.16.2023 at 06:30 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $9,300,000
  • Attendance: 19,039
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout   Info
Leon Edwards   defeats   Colby Covington   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Alexandre Pantoja   defeats   Brandon Royval   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Shavkat Rakhmonov   defeats   Stephen Thompson   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:56 Round 2 of 3, 9:56 Total Bout Page
Paddy Pimblett   defeats   Tony Ferguson   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Josh Emmett   defeats   Bryce Mitchell   via KO/TKO, Overhand Right   1:57 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Alonzo Menifield   defeats   Dustin Jacoby   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Irene Aldana   defeats   Karol Rosa   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Cody Garbrandt   defeats   Brian Kelleher   via KO/TKO, Counter Right   3:42 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Ariane Lipski   defeats   Casey O'Neill   via Submission, Armbar   1:18 Round 2 of 3, 6:18 Total Bout Page
Tagir Ulanbekov   defeats   Cody Durden   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:25 Round 2 of 3, 9:25 Total Bout Page
Andre Fili   defeats   Lucas Almeida   via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes   3:32 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Shamil Gaziev   defeats   Martin Buday   via KO/TKO, Elbows and Punches (standing TKO)   0:56 Round 2 of 3, 5:56 Total Bout Page

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AyyLmaonnaise
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12.16.2023 | 8:49 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 2636th

@bigbag he definitely declined a little bit. That trevin jones fight was horrendous

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MarioSuperSmash
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12.16.2023 | 8:50 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points   |   Tied for 3423rd

Big time performance by Cody

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LethalMMA
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12.16.2023 | 8:50 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 265 Points   |   Tied for 5608th

Brendan Allen is cringe asf. "LOOK look its us on the screen" 14yo behavior

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Sexy Beefer
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12.16.2023 | 8:51 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 545 Points   |   Tied for 1608th

Allen may be cringe, but he sure can fight his ass off when need be

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Bigbag
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12.16.2023 | 8:52 PM ET

@AyyLmaonnaise 
definitely a boring fight , but I felt like he was nervous because it was a must win type of fight he would have probably been cut if he took that L
RustyTennakoon
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12.16.2023 | 8:56 PM ET

Aldana V Rosa

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 765th

Hardest fight on the card for me to call on this card. I am picking Aldana. I know her weakness is her takedown defense and she can get stuck on her back like in the Chiasson fight, but she can also scramble and has decent BJJ. If she can get to her feet that even things up. Also Rosa does not go for takedowns so much, usually trips and throws and Aldana is mobile and hard to track down while Rosa just plods forward in straight lines. Also Rosa starts slow and usually loses round 1, and Aldana has really good boxing with power. She can put visible damage on Rosa and if she stays off her back she can win this with more volume and damage, especially if she wins round 1. Hard fight to call
Amettxpc
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12.16.2023 | 8:56 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 730 Points   |   Tied for 27th with 6 others

5 Fights and we see 5 Impressive Finishes. UFC Cards is already really good and still 2 fight left to the PPV fights

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Blackbet25
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12.16.2023 | 8:58 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 590 Points   |   Tied for 880th

Cody did his thing tonight. Got it done. Card is closing the year right…

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2023.12.16 8:58 PM ET

Fighter Announcements

Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa
Tapology Community Predictions: 5594  
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
Aldana
88%
Rosa
12%
Danas Burner
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12.16.2023 | 8:59 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 595 Points   |   Tied for 812th

Just need jacoby to hit a pretty decent 5 leg 

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AyyLmaonnaise
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12.16.2023 | 9:00 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 2636th

Time for the worst fight of the card. This is probably gonna be the only one that goes the distance too

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smeshbros
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12.16.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 1603rd

Let's go Cody! Knew he could get it done in the 1st!!

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VicStrk
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12.16.2023 | 9:03 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 1509th

Pls Aldana..... just trow a punch this time. 

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RichOsama
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12.16.2023 | 9:04 PM ET

Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points   |   Tied for 6180th

Let's go Karol ! Irene is washed ! 
2023.12.16 9:05 PM ET

Round 1 In Progress

Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa
Bigbag
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12.16.2023 | 9:06 PM ET

Time to take a 15 minute nap
AyyLmaonnaise
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12.16.2023 | 9:08 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 2636th

Irene has no idea what a leg kick is

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2023.12.16 9:10 PM ET

Round 2 In Progress

Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa
ModestMan
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12.16.2023 | 9:10 PM ET

Call me crazy

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IceOrc
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12.16.2023 | 9:10 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 2223rd

- leg
Sirspudgreg
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12.16.2023 | 9:10 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 765 Points   |   Tied for 8th with 1 other

Rogan is having one of those nights. Rosa isn’t blocking many of these punches 
Danas Burner
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12.16.2023 | 9:10 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 595 Points   |   Tied for 812th

Aldana can’t check leg kicks 

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AyyLmaonnaise
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12.16.2023 | 9:11 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 2636th

10-9 Rosa. Aldana ****ting the bed again

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