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It’s fight night! UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards is set to defend his belt against American Colby Covington during the main card title match at UFC 296 tonight, Saturday, Dec. 16.

If you’re looking for a way to watch the big fight, UFC 296 is livestreaming on ESPN+ as a pay-per-view event. The event is broadcasting live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and tickets to watch the fight in person are still available on sites like Vivid Seats and SeatGeek.

Prefer to stream UFC 296 online from home? Here’s how fans can live stream all of the action online.

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How to Watch UFC 296 Online Without Cable

Unfortunately, UFC 296 isn’t airing on TV at all. Instead, it’s exclusively live-streaming for ESPN+ subscribers only at an additional cost of $79.99. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up for ESPN+ for $10.99 per month.

In total, it’s $90.98 to access the Edwards vs. Covington live feed, as well as the entire library of ESPN+ content, including The Pat McAfee Show, 30 For 30, McEnroe’s Places, Man in the Arena: Tom Brady, Southern Hoops: A History of SEC Basketball, Deion’s Double Play and others.

Watch UFC 296 on ESPN+: Date and Time

The UFC 296 event will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, Dec. 16. The event starts at 3 P.M. PT/6 P.M. ET with the early prelims, while the prelims begins at 5 P.M. PT/8 P.M. ET. It’s followed by the main card with a start time of 7 P.M. PT/10 P.M. ET on UFC on ESPN+.

While there is no way to watch UFC 296 online free, ESPN+ subscribers can live stream the early prelim fights for free without paying for the PPV card.

UFC 296 PPV Schedule

Edwards vs. Covington headline the main card at UF 296. This is the second time the Brit has defended the belt during his career, while Covington is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion and looking to claim the top spot.

Here’s a look at the full UFC 296 card, including early preliminary fights and the prelim card.

Early Prelims at 3 P.M. PT/6 P.M. ET

  • Alonzo Menifield vs. Dustin Jacoby (Light Heavyweights)
  • Tagir Ulanbekov vs. Cody Durden (Flyweights)
  • Andre Fili vs. Lucas Almeida (Featherweights)
  • Martin Buday vs. Shamil Gaziev (Heavyweights)
  • Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov (Welterweights)

Prelims at at 5 P.M. PT/8 P.M. ET

  • Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell (Featherweights)
  • Irene Aldana vs. Karol Rosa (Bantamweights)
  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Brian Kelleher (Bantamweights)
  • Casey O’Neill vs. Ariane Lipski (Flyweights)

Main Card at 7 P.M. PT/10 P.M. ET

  • Leon Edwards (champion) vs. Colby Covington (UFC welterweight title)
  • Alexandre Pantoja (champion) vs. Brandon Royval 2 (UFC flyweight title)
  • Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Stephen Thompson (Welterweights)
  • Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett (Lightweights)
  • Vicente Luque vs. Ian Machado Garry (Welterweights)

Watch UFC 296 on ESPN+: Best Streaming Deals

UFC 296 is only available for ESPN+ subscribers, and one of the best deals to stream ESPN+ is with the Disney Trio, which also offers Hulu and Disney+ for just $14.99 per month — about a savings of 45 percent off compared to signing up for three separate subscriptions. You can even go somewhat commercial-free with Disney Trio Premium. It includes the ad-free versions of Hulu and Disney+ and the ad-supported version of ESPN+ for $24.99 per month.

If you’re a cord-cutter, Hulu + Live TV comes with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $76.99 per month for the ad-supported package, or $81.99 per month to get the ad-free versions of Hulu and Disney+. For both deals, you’ll still need to purchase the UFC 296 PPV feed separately after you’ve signed up for ESPN+.

Where to Buy UFC 296 Tickets Online

Want to catch the fight in person? Ticket prices vary, depending on where you’d like to sit in the arena at Vivid Seats, StubHub, GameTime and Ticket Liquidator, as well as on .

Meanwhile, one of the best deals on UFC 296 tickets can be found at SeatGeek; use THR‘s exclusive promo code HOLLYWOOD10 to save $10 off eligible purchases of $250 and up.