Leon Edwards and Alexandre Pantoja are favorites to defend their belts at UFC 296

Leon edwards e Alexandre pantoja are favorites in UFC 296 (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)

The 2023 Ultimate season is coming to an end. This Saturday (16), the organization arrives at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, for the last event of the year, which features two title fights to close the calendar with a flourish. According to the 'robot', the Champions Leon edwards e Alexandre pantoja enter as favorites to defend the welterweight (up to 77,1 kg) and flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) belts against Colby covington e Brandon royvalrespectively.

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Pantoja, however, is the only one of the four Brazilians in the event to enter with favoritism for the UFC 296. On the preliminary card, Karol Rosa, Ariane Lipski and Lucas Almeida appear as ‘zebras’ for their respective fights.

Leon Edwards (R$ 1,58) x Colby Covington (R$ 2,28)

L. Edwards knocked out K. Usman in the UFC 278 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

In the main fight UFC 296, Leon edwards appears as the favorite to defend the welterweight belt for the second time. The champion's victory returns the bettor R$ 1,58 for each real wagered.

On the other side, Colby covington He is an underdog in his attempt to win the title after almost two years away from the octagon, with odds of R$2,28.

Alexandre Pantoja (R$ 1,50) x Brandon Royval (R$ 2,49)

Alexandre pantoja became flyweight champion against Brandon Moreno. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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Looking for his first title defense at flyweight, Alexandre pantoja also enjoys favoritism in therobot'. The Brazilian returns R$1,50 to the bettor in case of victory.

The search for revenge for the defeat suffered in 2021, Brandon royval is an underdog in an attempt to dethrone the current champion. The challenger appears with odds of R$2,49.

Irene Aldana (R$ 1,48) x Karol Rosa (R$ 2,55)

K. Rosa defeated L. Lansberg in the UFC 280 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

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Closing the preliminary card, the Mexican Irene aldana returns to the octagon six months after a failed attempt to win the bantamweight belt against Amanda nunes and has favoritism, with odds of R$ 1,48.

With an eye on a place in the top 5 of the category, Espírito Santo Karol Rosa returns R$2,55 to the bettor in case of triumph.

Casey O'Neill (R$ 1,49) x Ariane Lipski (R$ 2,50)

Ariane Lipski in victory in the UFC Las Vegas. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Even on the back of two consecutive victories, Ariane Lipski returns to the Octagon as a 'zebra', with odds of R$2,50.

On the other side, Casey O'Neill tries to recover from the first defeat of his career, suffered at the hands of Jennifer maia, and counts on favoritism, paying R$1,49 in case of victory.

Andre Fili (R$ 1,54) x Lucas Almeida (R$ 2,37)

L. Almeida surpassed himself and won in his UFC debut. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

First Brazilian to take action, Lucas Almeida tries to recover from the defeat suffered against pat sabatini six months ago, but he is the underdog, with odds of R$2,37.

Lucas' opponent is the veteran André Fili, who appears as the favorite, returning R$1,54 for each real bet on his victory.

UFC 296 technical sheet and odds

Order date: December 16, 2023

Open Hours: From 20:30 pm (Brasília time)

Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

How to watch: SUPER FIGHTS LIVE In real time, UFC Fight Pass (entire card) online

MAIN CARD (0 p.m. Brasília time)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Leon edwards (R$ 1,58) x Colby covington (R$ 2,28) – fight for the belt

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Alexandre pantoja ($ 1,50) x Brandon royval (R$ 2,49) – fight for the belt

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Shavkat Rakhmonov (R$ 1,14) x Stephen Thompson ($ 5,20)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Tony Ferguson (R$ 3,25) x Paddy Pimblett ($ 1,31)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Josh Emmett (R$ 2,70) x Bryce mitchell ($ 1,42)

PRELIMINARY CARD (20 p.m. Brasília time)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Irene aldana (R$ 1,48) x Karol Rosa ($ 2,55)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): cody garbrandt (R$ 1,48) x brian kelleher ($ 2,55)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Casey O'Neill (R$ 1,49) x Ariane Lipski (R$ 2,50)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield (R$ 3,10) x dustin jacoby ($ 1,34)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Tagir Ulanbekov (R$ 1,55) x cody durden ($ 2,35)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): André Fili (R$ 1,54) x Lucas Almeida ($ 2,37)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Martin Buday (R$ 1,70) x Shamil Gaziev ($ 2,07)

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