Leon Edwards will defend his welterweight title against Colby Covington in the UFC 296 main event on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas.
UFC president Dana White relayed the news Wednesday alongside two other big match announcements.
UFC @ufcud83dudea8 HUGE FIGHT NEWS ud83dudea8<br><br>November's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC295?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC295</a> co-main event will be <a href="https://twitter.com/jiri_bjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jiri_BJP</a> vs <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexPereiraUFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AlexPereiraUFC</a> for the vacant light heavyweight title!<br><br>AND your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC296?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC296</a> headliners will be <a href="https://twitter.com/Leon_edwardsmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Leon_EdwardsMMA</a> vs <a href="https://twitter.com/ColbyCovMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ColbyCovMMA</a>, with Alexandre Pantoja vs <a href="https://twitter.com/brandonroyval?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandonRoyval</a> serving as the co-main! <a href="https://t.co/GTD5pnd1BD">pic.twitter.com/GTD5pnd1BD</a>
White also announced that Alex Pereira will fight Jiu0159í Procházka for the vacant light heavyweight title in the UFC 295 co-main event on Nov.