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Shavkat Rakhmonov was seemingly fighting on one leg at UFC 296.

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Belal Muhammad knows deep down inside that he should’ve been fighting for the welterweight title at UFC 296, but instead it was Colby Covington who got his third chance at becoming undisputed champion by facing Leon Edwards on Saturday night.

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Bryce Mitchell isn’t letting one of the most brutal knockout losses of the year bring him down.

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Leon Edwards still reigns supreme. The reigning UFC welterweight champ rose above the noise to fend off a lackluster challenge on Saturday at UFC 296, outclassing Colby Covington to win a one-sided decision and complete the second defense of his belt in Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Edwards’ victory headlined a wild night that also saw a number of standout performances and headlining-grabbing antics (both inside the cage and out).

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Dricus Du Plessis welcomes any heat that Sean Strickland wants to bring to their feud.

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By the time Leon Edwards had reached his final faceoff with Colby Covington, he was “fuming and shaking” from everything the three-time welterweight title challenger had said.

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Tony Ferguson dropped his seventh consecutive fight in a row when he lost a lopsided decision to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296, but it remains to be seen what his future holds.

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Colby Covington admitted he had an off night at UFC 296, but he also blamed judges for not awarding him a win over Leon Edwards.

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Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis got into an ugly brawl in the crowd during UFC 296 on Saturday but it turns out Dana White isn’t blaming the fighters for their behavior.

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Leon Edwards made it look easy in his second title defense when he earned a unanimous decision over Colby Covington in the main event of UFC 296. Although it certainly won’t be on anyone’s Fight of the Year lists, what comes next for the UFC welterweight champion, as well as Covington, will be interesting.

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UFC 296 saw five fighters walk away from Las Vegas with some extra money on the last UFC fight card of the year.

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After months of speculation (and an inadvertent internet leak), Michael Page is headed to the UFC.

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Leon Edwards was consumed by rage after a tasteless remark rattled him ahead of his title defense on Saturday but still managed to shut out Colby Covington for the better part of five rounds to cruise to victory in the UFC 296 main event.

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The UFC 296 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the Octagon, and we have the live video above at MMAFighting.com.

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Colby Covington talked a big game, per usual, but this time he didn’t bring his usual style in the octagon against Leon Edwards at UFC 296.

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Watch Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington full fight video highlights from the main event of UFC 296, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets.

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Alexandre Pantoja knew he had superior grappling so that’s exactly what he used to beat Brandon Royval in the UFC 296 co-main event.

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Watch Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval 2 full fight video highlights from the co-main event of UFC 296, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets.

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This is the UFC 296 live blog for Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington, the welterweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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This is the UFC 296 live blog for Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington, the welterweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Things didn’t appear to be trending the right way between Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis when the middleweight champ mimicked shooting Du Plessis.

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Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis aren’t waiting for UFC 297.

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Shavkat Rakhmonov remained undefeated and became the first person to submit Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in their featured fight at UFC 296.

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Cody Garbrandt added another devastating knockout to his resume after he laid waste to Brian Kelleher in the first round at UFC 296.

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Ariane Lipski is back in championship form.