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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
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- 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 |
Responses Page 23
12.13.2023 | 9:09 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 4655th
12.13.2023 | 9:46 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 765th
I'm not sure I subscribe to the idea Gaziev has bad cardio. He won his only fight that went the distance*** and its not like Buday is some model athlete with marathon runner cardio either.
* Edited at 12.13.2023, 11:27 AM ET *
12.13.2023 | 10:33 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 2636th
I agree that budays cardio sucks but he has at least shown an ability to consistently go 15 minutes, even if he’s tired. Once Gaziev gets tired he starts making so many mistakes
* Edited at 12.13.2023, 10:34 AM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
12.13.2023 | 11:33 AM ET
@ayy
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 765th
There aren't many of them, but this is actually a decent unranked heavyweight fight. Again, I think Buday will have to walk through literal hell for about 4 minutes if he wants to win this fight. It get's a bit easier after that, but it's still no walk in the park.
The part I'm stuck on is if he can even get past that initial onslaught. Gaziev seriously hits so ******* hard it's not even funny.
12.13.2023 | 11:34 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 3971st
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
12.13.2023 | 11:49 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 2636th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
12.13.2023 | 11:56 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 2636th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
12.13.2023 | 12:01 PM ET
@ayy
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 765th
It most definitely hasn't been pretty so far, but at the end of the day, Buday is 4-0 in the UFC. His only career loss is to a pretty good fighter. It's a solid head for Gaziev's record if he can get it done.
12.13.2023 | 12:03 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 2636th
I will say tho, despite being the obvious A side I am absolutely baffled why he opened underdog. I can’t remember the last time a hyped Russian prospect went from -600 on dwcs to an underdog in their debut
* Edited at 12.13.2023, 12:04 PM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
12.13.2023 | 1:05 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 725 Points | Tied for 42nd with 2 others
12.13.2023 | 1:38 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 515th
Leon Edwards, DEC
honestly this fight is going to be boring Leon is going to get the better of colby for thr whole fight except for maybe round 5 but i think colby will find 0 success in this fight and leon will win a unanimous decision
Pantoja vs. Royval II
Brandon Royval, TKO, R2
so something tells me this is FOTN and they both go at it right from the start but i think pantoja will gas slightly faster then royval and get caught clean on the chin with a elbow from royval then get hit with fast shots on the ground to stop the fight
Rakhmonov vs. Thompson
Shavkat Rakhmonov, SUB, R2
Dominance here we see shavkat strike with wonderboy for a round then shoot and get RNC
Ferguson vs. Pimblett
Paddy Pimblett, SUB, R2
poor tony why would u go to hell with goggins seriously why paddy is alot of bad things but one things is paddys durability and conditioning i also beliveve tony is even more sloppy then paddy by this point expect tony to just drop the ball after the first round like hes been doing
Luque vs. Machado Garry
Ian Machado Garry, TKO, R3
THE CUCKOLD MR GARRY honestly what a great scrap and before luques head exploded i probably wouldve picked but looking at his last few he was super gunshy agaisnt belal got beat to a bloody pulp against geoff and grappled his way through 5 rounds with rda hes not the fighter we once knew and because of this i think we see him get rocked badly in the third with luque up against the fence taking too many shots and having the ref step in
Emmett vs. Mitchell
Josh Emmett, TKO, R3
call me crazy but who has worked emmett on the mat before i cant ever recall a time he was getting dragged to deep waters bryce is too one dimensional against a guy who has pretty decent wrestling himself and add in the fact that emmett is a walking tank this could go very bad for bryce
Aldana vs. Rosa
Irene Aldana, TKO, R2
wow i get why people dont like aldana i dont necceserailly rate her highly but rosa couldnt finish a 2 year old aldana will find her shot after a very boring first round
Garbrandt vs. Kelleher
Cody Garbrandt, DEC
kelleher hits very hard but is old and slow the only way cody loses this fight is by literally letting brian ko him i know codys a idiot but i dont think that much of an idiot should win a unanimous decision
O'Neill vs. Lipski
Casey O'Neill, TKO, R2
its wmma but Casey is still good she just had a big test after a long layoff Lipski on the other hand is not some crazy new and improved fighter shes just been fighting lower level women casey will shoot get a takedown find the full mount and punch her way to a ground and pound ko win
Menifield vs. Jacoby
Dustin Jacoby, DEC
Alonzo got koed by OSP hes such a sloppy fighter but built like a monster Jacoby is a clean striker with good enough TDD to either find Alonzos chin early or weather the first round storm and chop away with leg kicks and clean jabs to pick up a Unanimous Decision win
Ulanbekov vs. Durden
Tagir Ulanbekov, DEC
boring ass fight but tagir has the better wrestling and durden puts himself in positions where he can get subbed
Fili vs. Almeida
Lucas Almeida, TKO, R3
why the **** is everyone so confident in Fili dude has no chin and only has good striking cause of his reach Lucas is smaller but a finisher expect him to put Fili away late with a left hook or guillotine
Gaziev vs. Buday
Shamil Gaziev, TKO, R1
two awful heavyweights but heres the difference would the ufc rather promote the heavyweight who has pillow hands or the guy sleeping people in the first round ill take gaziev by punches
Brown vs. Salikhov
Randy Brown, DEC
Muslim is too short and too old to stop randy from picking him apart at range randy brown by unanimous decision
12.13.2023 | 2:00 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2813th
Irene Aldana, DEC
Irene Aldana coming back from that beatdown by Nunes. I think she just got overwhelmed by the moment. Rosa is a decision fighter in the UFC. Solid, not outstanding anywhere. I like that Aldana trains with Loopy and the man with the beautiful hair now lol. Irene has good striking and i see her doing much more damage than Rosa, and at the end of the day that’s the main criteria for judging these days. I see either a late finish for Aldana, or a comfortable decision. With Nunes gone from the division, i think if Aldana wins, shes right back in there.
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12.13.2023 | 2:34 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 515th
Tony Ferguson, TKO, R2
It's Tony Time.
12.13.2023 | 2:46 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 4379th
May the mma gods bless us 🙏
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12.13.2023 | 2:52 PM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 3971st
I don't think Gaziev has done anything to inspire confidence though, overall a low level fight.
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
12.13.2023 | 2:57 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 725 Points | Tied for 42nd with 2 others
12.13.2023 | 3:04 PM ET
UFC 296 Predictions
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2700th
Irene Aldana Dec
Bryce Mitchell Dec
Ian Machado Dec
Paddy Pimblett Sub or Dec
Shavkat Rakhmonov KO/TKO Round 2
Alexandre Pantoja Sub or Dec
Colby Covington Dec
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12.13.2023 | 3:14 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 4379th
"ZAZAAAAA"
12.13.2023 | 3:15 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 4379th
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