The UFC 296 is quickly becoming one of the most exciting events of the calendar year. The UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards defends his welterweight title against former interim welterweight champ Covington, who fights for the first time since a March 2022 win over Jorge Masvidal. Covington weighed in as a backup fighter for Edwards’ trilogy win over ex-champ Kamaru Usman at UFC 286. Additionally, the conference also features the likes of Tony Ferguson, Paddy Pimblett, Ian Machado Garry, and more. Thus, the fans are quite hyped up for the pre-fight press conference.
UFC 296 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The venue has hosted three previous UFC fight cards this year. The event’s pay-per-view card airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view while prelims air on ESPN2, ESPN+, and UFC Fight Pass.
The co-main event of UFC 296 features a flyweight title fight between champ Alexandre Pantoja, who defends the belt for the first time in a meeting with Brandon Royval. Also stepping up on short notice is featherweight Bryce Mitchell, who will face off with Josh Emmett on the preliminary card after Emmett’s original opponent, Giga Chikadze, was injured. The eye-catching event will feature all the 10 main card fighters.
UFC 296 Press Conference
As the UFC 296 pay-per-view event approaches, fans are anticipating information about the weigh-ins and press conference. According to MMA Orbit, the UFC 296 news conference will take place on the 14th of December, that is, on Thursday. Following that, the official weigh-ins for UFC 296 are expected to take place on December 15th.
🚨| Thursdays #UFC296 press conference will feature all 10 main card fighters.
⏰ 5pm PT
⏰ 8pm ET
⏰ 1am BST#UFC296 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/Kh76AIbdt8— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) December 12, 2023
For the USA and Canadian fans, the press conference will begin at 5 PM Pacific Time and 8 PM Eastern Time. On the other hand, British fans can catch the media discussion at 1 AM British Summer Time.
During the press conference, all the 10 main card fighters will be featured. The list will include one of the best trash talkers of the promotion, Colby Covington. ‘Chaos’ will be returning to the octagon after a one-and-a-half year-long hiatus.
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Alongside the former welterweight interim champion, Ian Garry, who has been grabbing the headlines recently, will be taking on the question from the media.
Credits – The official Instagram account of Leon Edwards – @leonedwardsmma
Moreover, Paddy Pimblett who had a tough outing against Jared Gordon back in 2022, will take on the veteran Tony Ferguson. Despite his time in the spotlight, ‘The Baddy’ has become a polarising fighter. Thus, the fans will be curious about how he will approach the fight.
