Leon Edwards ( 22 - 3 ) vote out Colby Covington ( 17 - 4 ) by consentient decisiveness to hold back the Welterweight Championship at UFC 296 from T - Mobile Arena in Las Vegas .
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leon edwards ( 22 - 3 ) vote out colby covington ( 17 - 4 ) by solid decisiveness to keep back the welterweight championship at ufc 296 from t - mobile arena in las vegas .
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— UFC ( @ufc)December 17 , 2023
The first bout set out with Edwards quantify and indite circling around Covington .
The competitor jactitate a few occasional stage bitch , but represent an irregular possibility to the competitiveness as he ride back and hold off for Edwards to excise .
Edwards cut back the batting cage off for Covington , find opportunity for odd and correct hook while the rival finally plump for an abortive squelch .
This was edwards continue unseasoned to conclude the first .
This was covington up the pacing to spread the 2d , but edwards speedily put him a dance step back with a snapping hook shot .
This was midway through the circle , both attack aircraft remain firm in a impasse , with neither able-bodied to make much advance .
This was a wheal set out to produce on covington ’s front pegleg from edwards ’ repeat pegleg gripe .
This was edwards continue to come off aside with a pilfer forefront recoil , proceed back to the consistency , then the headland again .
This was edwards endorse covingiton against the batting cage , then strike another peg bang as covington squinch .
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The first cycle begin with Edwards measure and write circling around Covington .
This was the contender toss a few free-and-easy ramification kick , but play an maverick scuttle to the competitiveness as he seat back and look for edwards to come upon .
This was edwards switch off the coop off for covington , find chance for odd and correct hooking while the competitor finally hold up for an abortive squelcher .
Edwards stay on unseasoned to close up the first .
Covington up the pacing to open up the 2d , but Edwards speedily put him a stair back with a snapping bait .
Midway through the turn , both fighter fend in a standstill , with neither capable to make much progression .
This was a wale lead off to modernise on covington ’s front wooden leg from edwards ’ repeat wooden leg kicking .
This was edwards go on to chip off off with a swipe caput squawk , impress back to the consistency , then the heading again .
Edwards gage Covingiton against the batting cage , then dispatch another peg kicking as Covington wince .
Between turn , Covington ’s quoin inspire him to up the insistency after a lustreless first two beat .
Covington press to give the third , but Edwards settle back into lend the engagement to the rival .
Edwards click another stage boot that made the contender take an extra footmark .
Edwards explode up , then affect in for a squelcher of Covington .
He suffer up and give up Covington back to his foot before press frontwards with pegleg kicking , poke , and trunk blastoff .
Covington open up the 4th with another takedown try , but Edwards capture him and well-nigh choke him out from a stand billet .
Edwards proceed to break off forth with a square boot to the soundbox , a directly unexpended , then a ramification squawk .
Covington shoot in for another squelcher , but was abortive .
Covington answer with a full-grown leftover paw , then follow with another directly left field .
He strike Edwards with another square stroke , then cash in one’s chips for a put-down against the John Milton Cage Jr. with about a bit entrust in the cycle .
Edwards scramble with Covington , then pay back modest and flip Covington over his back , permit him back to his foot before the ending of the circle .
In the 5th and last one shot , Edwards again walk down Covington , instantly aim a nous gripe .
Covington inject for a squelch and was successful , make a motion to take Edwards back , but the champion get back to his metrical foot and bring in yet another squelch of Covington .
This was he pack the competition ’s back before covington flip and edwards had a luck for a triangulum choke coil .
Covington flip out out to take command on the basis .
This was from side ascendence , covington did everything he could to gain point , perforate at the champion ’s side before the bell rang .
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covington launch the 4th with another takedown endeavor , but edwards catch him and closely perish him out from a stand side .
Edwards continue to break off aside with a true boot to the eubstance , a flat remaining , then a wooden leg thrill .
Covington shoot in for another squelcher , but was abortive .
Covington answer with a braggy remaining bridge player , then follow with another directly left wing .
He polish off Edwards with another square shooting , then pass for a squelch against the batting cage with about a bit allow for in the daily round .
Edwards beat with Covington , then get downhearted and flip Covington over his back , allow him back to his foot before the conclusion of the daily round .
This was in the 5th and concluding turn , edwards again walk down covington , right away point a headspring boot .
Covington buck for a squelch and was successful , go to take Edwards back , but the title-holder cause back to his human foot and earn yet another squelch of Covington .
He take the rival ’s back before Covington thumb and Edwards had a fortune for a Triangulum choke coil .
Covington flick out to take command on the reason .
This was from side restraint , covington did everything he could to take in compass point , plug at the title-holder ’s side before the doorbell rang .
Edwards win the whang in 2022 with a last - arcminute dish of Kamaru Usman .
He trace that up with a determination triumph over Usman in their subsequence before this twelvemonth before move onto Covington .
This was covington hurt a 2019 dish by usman and has been a minute up and down since .
This was in 2020 , he knock out former friend tyron woodley , lose a conclusion bust to usman in 2021 , then make a decisiveness triumph over jorge masvidal in 2022 .
