The UFC 296 card features twelve bouts, all of which will be previewed in this post. The card will be headlined by a bout for the welterweight title between champion Leon “Rocky” Edwards (pictured upper left) and former interim champion and title contender Colby “Chaos” Covington (pictured upper right). The card will also feature a bout for the flyweight championship between champion Alexandre Pantoja (pictured lower left) and contender Brandon Royval (pictured lower right).

All win probabilities are based off of a fighter’s Cage Calculus (CC) Rating and their place in the CC Rankings. The fighter’s name highlighted in green at the bottom of the panel indicates the editor’s pick to win. Also featured below their record and rating is their divisional rankings in the CC Rankings and the official UFC Rankings. Any fighter falling outside of the top 15 of their respective division is classified as NR (not ranked).

UFC 296 (Edwards vs. Covington) Previews – December 16, 2023

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