The UFC 296 pay-per-view event held in T-Mobile Arena, Los angles, USA. In this main event, Leon Edwards takes on Colby Covington for the UFC world welterweight division title. There were more fights in the main event. Let’s review them one by one;
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Edwards vs. Covington: Result
At the T-Mobile Arena octagon, the fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington lasts a full 5 rounds. Edwards strikes the opponent 65/116 and Colby strikes at 109/194, it was a tough decision to make for the winner. The takedowns Leon made were 2/3 and Colby score was 2/10, but Leon tried for submission 2 times.
But at the end of the fight, the winner was Leon Edwards and still the Welterweight belt owner.
Pantoja vs. Royval: Result
The other UFC title belt was also on the line that is UFC Flyweight title. The champion is Alexandre Pantoja, and the challenger was Brandon Royval. The fight lasted 5 rounds and there were no KOs in it. It was a tough decision for the judges for the winner. Strikes of Pantoja were 126/195 with 64.6% accuracy and Royval strikes score was 281/290 at 72.1% accuracy. The takedowns score of Pantoja was 8/14 and Royval score 0/1 and submission attempts were 1 for Pantoja and Royval 0.
The winner was announced at last, and it is still the champion Alexandre Pantoja.
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Rakhmonov vs. Thompson: Result
There was one more fight for the Welterweight division at UFC 296, it was Rakhmonov vs. Thompson. It ended with a submission. The fight lasts for 2 rounds at the 4th minute.
The winner was Shavkat Rakhmonov at the end. Thompson strikes very well, but with the 2nd attempt by Shavkat and taped on it.
Ferguson vs. Pimblett: Result
In three rounds of the UFC 296 Lightweight division bout between Tony Ferguson and Paddy Pimblett, the winner was announced with judge’s decision. Pimblett tries for knockdowns only one time but Ferguson score zero knockdowns.
The decision was finally in favor of Pimblett with the strikes score of 151/217 and Ferguson strikes score was 90/134.