UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Betting
A welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington will headline UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington on Saturday, December 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Edwards is 21-3 in his career, including 5-0 in his last fights, while Covington is 17-3 in his career, including 3-2 in his last five fights. It is expected that there will be at least 14 fights on the card, with the action televised by Pay-Per-View, ESPN2/ESPN+, and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass. Also on the card is a flyweight bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Brandon Royval and a welterweight bout between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Stephen Thompson.
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Let’s take a peek at UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Odds at BookMaker.eu. We’ll post detailed betting breakdowns during fight week.
Edwards is 21-3 in his career, including 5-0 in his last five fights. Edwards won by majority decision against Kamaru Usman in March, won by KO against Kamaru Usman in August of last year, won by unanimous decision against Nate Diaz in June of 2021, won by unanimous decision against Rafael dos Anjos in July of 2019, and won by split decision against Gunner Nelson in March of 2019. Edwards’ last loss in his career was against Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision in December of 2015.
Covington is 17-3 in his career, including 3-2 in his last five fights. He is coming off a unanimous decision against Jorge Masvidal in March of last year. Covington won by TKO against Tyron Woodley in September of 2020, won by unanimous decision against Robbie Lawler in August of 2019, lost against Kamaru Usman twice once by unanimous decision in November of 2021 and once by TKO in December of 2019.
This fight could be one that goes the distance, as Edwards and Covington have had eight of their last ten fights overall go to a decision.
Another big fight has Alexandre Pantoja taking on Brandon Royval. Pantoja is 26-5 in his career with eight wins coming by TKO/KO and 10 by submission, while Royval is 15-6 in his career with four wins coming by TKO/KO and nine by submission.
Pantoja and Royval have fought against each other once before which ended in a rear-naked choke win for Pantoja in August of 2021. Pantoja and Royval have a combined total of 12 knockout wins and 19 submission wins.
Another key fight has Shavkat Rakhmonov facing Stephen Thompson. Rakhmonov is 17-0 in his career with eight wins coming by TKO/KO and nine by submission, while Thompson is 17-6-1 in his career with eight wins coming by TKO/KO and one by submission.
Rakhmonov is a big favorite in this fight. He has been dominant in his career, winning all 17 of his fights. Rakhmonov and Thompson have a combined total of 16 knockout wins and 10 submission wins.
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Card & Odds
| DATE |
FIGHTERS |
MONEY LINE |
| 12/16 |
Colby Covington |
+131 |
| Leon Edwards |
-165 |
| 12/16 |
Brandon Royval |
+147 |
| Alexandre Pantoja |
-186 |
| 12/16 |
Stephen Thompson |
+431 |
| Shavkat Rakhmonov |
-650 |
| 12/16 |
Tony Ferguson |
+248 |
| Paddy Pimblett |
-330 |
| 12/16 |
Vicente Luque |
+277 |
| Ian Garry |
-375 |
| 12/16 |
Brian Kelleher |
+168 |
| Cody Garbrandt |
-215 |
| 12/16 |
Alonzo Menifield |
+194 |
| Dustin Jacoby |
-250 |
| 12/16 |
Shamil Gaziev |
+121 |
| Martin Buday |
-152 |
| 12/16 |
Karol Rosa |
+161 |
| Irene Aldana |
-205 |
| 12/16 |
Muslim Salikhov |
+214 |
| Randy Brown |
-280 |
| 12/16 |
Ariane Lipski |
+154 |
| Casey O’Neill |
-195 |
| 12/16 |
Cody Durden |
+139 |
| Tagir Ulanbekov |
-175 |
| 12/16 |
Lucas Almeida |
+139 |
| Andre Fili |
-175 |
| 12/16 |
Josh Emmett |
+172 |
| Bryce Mitchell |
-220 |
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