The last UFC pay-per-view event of 2023 saw two champions retain their titles as Leon Edwards and Alexandre Pantoja unanimously beat their respective challengers, Colby Covington and Brandon Royval, in the main event and co-main event of UFC 296, which went down on Dec. 16 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Both Edwards and Pantoja proved why they were favorites in UFC odds.
BIRMINGHAM TO THE WORLD ????@Leon_EdwardsMMA defeats Colby Covington by unanimous decision to defend the welterweight title!
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— UFC (@ufc) December 17, 2023