UFC 296 start time, TV schedule for Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington

The UFC 296 start time and TV schedule for the Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday night is below.

The fight card is broken into three different parts and airs on multiple mediums. This post helps explain which fights are airing where and at which times.

The event kicks off with a three-fight early preliminary card at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, headlined by a flyweight fight between Tagir Ulanbekov and Cody Durden.

Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Cody Durden

Andre Fili vs. Lucas Almeida

Martin Buday vs. Shamil Gaziev

The event then moves to a four-fight preliminary card at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS and ESPN+, headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and Dustin Jacoby.

Alonzo Menifield vs. Dustin Jacoby

Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa

Cody Garbrandt vs. Brian Kelleher

Casey O’Neill vs. Ariane Lipski

The ESPN+ pay-per-view begins at 10 p.m. ET and is headlined by two title fights. Leon Edwards will try to defend his UFC welterweight title against Colby Covington, while Alexandre Pantoja will risk his UFC flyweight belt against Brandon Royval in the co-main event.

Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval

Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett

Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson

Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell