Your complete guide to UFC 296, including the Leon Edwards v Colby Covington start time, fight card and TV coverage details. <\/p>
The talking \u2013 and the fancy dress \u2013 stops this weekend, as Leon Edwards and Colby Covington finally climb into the Octagon together at UFC 296.<\/p>\n
Controversial character Covington pulled his latest stunt at the press conference for the event as he dressed up as George Washington, in reference to overthrowing British rule in 1776, ahead of the showdown with Edwards, from Birmingham.<\/p>\n
Edwards is the UFC Welterweight Championship belt holder after claiming and defending the title in two fights against Kamaru Usman over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n
Covington is listed No.3 in the welterweight challenger rankings, and will be determined to make an impression in his first fight since a victory over Jorge Masvidal in March 2022.<\/p>\n
Also on the card, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja puts his belt on the line in a title fight against Brandon Royval, while British favourite Paddy Pimblett goes up against former lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, who is currently on a six-fight losing streak.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you full details of UFC 296, including UK time, TV channel, live stream details and the fight card.<\/p>\n UFC 296 TV coverage will start at 1am UK time<\/strong> in the early hours of Sunday 17th December 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The main card is expected to start around 3am UK time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n UFC 296 is a PPV event and will be exclusively broadcast by TNT Sports Box Office<\/strong><\/a> in the UK.<\/p>\n Fans can tune in to watch Edwards and Covington\u2019s showdown live for a one-off fee of \u00a319.99.<\/p>\n You can either navigate to Channel 494 on BT TV or Channel 490 on Sky TV for more details on how to get the fight or go to the TNT Sports Box Office website<\/a>.<\/p>\n US fans can watch the event live in the US via\u00a0ESPN+<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>On its own, ESPN+ costs $10.99<\/a>\u00a0per month or\u00a0$109.99<\/a> per year. UFC 296 will cost an additional $79.99<\/a> as it is a PPV event, meaning you can get UFC 296 and a year of ESPN+ for $134.98.<\/p>\n You can also combine a Disney Plus<\/a> subscription with ESPN+ for just $14.99 per month<\/a>, but the main event will cost extra.<\/p> What is the UFC 296 start time?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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