UFC 268: Usman vs Covington II: Card, Date, Start Time, Tickets
UFC 268 is an upcoming UFC Pay Per View event. The show is scheduled for 6 November 2021 at a full capacity Madison Square Garden in New York. The main event match is confirmed to be the Welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. This will be their second showdown for the title.
Rose Namajunas vs Weili Zhang II for the Women’s Strawweight Championship will be the co-main event. Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler will clash in another high-profile lightweight bout on the fight card. Frankie Edgar vs Marlon Vera bantamweight bout will cap off the main card.
Read on to check the fight card, date, time, location, and ticket information for UFC 268 PPV: Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington.
DATE, TIME & LOCATION
Date: 6 November 2021
Time: Main Card- 7 PM PST,
Prelims: 5 PM PST,
Early Prelims: 3.30 PM PST
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, US
| Country | Date | Main Card Timing |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 November 2021 | 10 PM EST/9 PM Central/ 7 PM PST |
| Canada | 6 November 2021 | 9 PM Central Time |
| United Kingdom | 7 November 2021 | 2 AM GMT/ 3 AM BST |
| Europe | 7 November 2021 | 4 AM CEST |
| India | 7 November 2021 | 7:30 AM IST |
| Australia | 7 November 2021 | 1 PM AEST |
| Japan | 7 November 2021 | 11 AM JST |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 November 2021 | 6 AM SAST |
TICKETS
UFC 268 will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York. The tickets for UFC 268 are available to purchase at the below link.
FIGHT CARD
EARLY PRELIMS
C.J Vergara vs Ode’ Osbourne
Flyweight Bout
Ode’ Osbourne defeated C.J Vergara
FINAL
Unanimous decision
(28-29, 28-29, 28-29)
Round 3, 5:00
122/197
Total strikes
89/208
93/165
Significant strikes
79/194
0/0
Takedowns
1/7
0
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs Bruno Souza
Featherweight Bout
Melsik Baghdasaryan defeated Bruno Souza
FINAL
Unanimous decision
(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Round 3, 5:00
77/126
Total strikes
47/104
75/124
Significant strikes
46/103
0/0
Takedowns
0/4
0
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Justin Jacoby vs John Allan
Light Heavyweight Bout
Justin Jacoby defeated John Allan
FINAL
Unanimous decision
(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Round 3, 5:00
153/321
Total strikes
78/190
153/321
Significant strikes
77/189
0/0
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Gian Villante vs Chris Barnett
Heavyweight Bout
Gain Villante defeated Chris Barnett
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Kick)
Round 2, 2:23
30/51
Total strikes
44/76
30/51
Significant strikes
38/70
0/0
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
1
0
Submission attempts
0
Jordan Williams vs Ian Garry
Welterweight Bout
Ian Garry defeated Jordan Williams
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Punch)
Round 1, 4:59
24/54
Total strikes
22/32
22/50
Significant strikes
18/28
0/0
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
1
0
Submission attempts
0
PRELIMS
Edmen Shahbazyan vs Nassourdine Imavov
Middleweight Bout
Nassourdine Imavov defeated Edmen Shahbazyan
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Elbows)
Round 2, 4:52
29/43
Total strikes
64/87
22/35
Significant strikes
42/63
1/5
Takedowns
0/1
0
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Phil Hawes vs. Chris Curtis
Middleweight bout
Chris Curtis defeated Phil Hawes
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Punch)
R1, 4:27
49/91
Total strikes
22/37
48/90
Significant strikes
21/36
0/3
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
1
0
Submission attempts
0
Al Iaquinta vs Bobby Green
Lightweight Bout
Bobby Green defeated Al Iaquinta
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Punch)
Round 1, 4:27
10/30
Total strikes
29/41
10/30
Significant strikes
28/40
0/0
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
1
0
Submission attempts
0
Alex Pereira vs Andreas Michailidis
Middleweight Bout
Alex Pereira defeated Andreas Michailidis
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Flying Knee)
Round 2, 0:18
25/33
Total strikes
11/19
11/18
Significant strikes
3/11
0/0
Takedowns
2/7
1
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
MAIN CARD
Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler
Lightweight Bout
Justin Gaethje defeated Michael Chandler
FINAL
Unanimous decision
(29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Round 3, 5:00
133/205
Total strikes
104/246
116/183
Significant strikes
103/245
0/0
Takedowns
1/6
1
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Billy Quarantillo vs Shane Burgos
Featherweight Bout
Shane Burgos defeated Billy Quarantillo
FINAL
Unanimous decision
(28-29, 28-29, 28-29)
Round 3, 5:00
196/383
Total strikes
232/329
164/349
Significant strikes
193/288
0/14
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Frankie Edgar vs Marlon Vera
Bantamweight Bout
Marlon Vera defeated Frankie Edgar
FINAL
KO/TKO
(Kick)
Round 3, 3:50
138/202
Total strikes
110/187
94/155
Significant strikes
88/164
3/9
Takedowns
0/0
0
Knockdowns
1
0
Submission attempts
1
Co-Main Event
Rose Namajunas vs Weili Zhang II
Women’s Strawweight Championship Bout
Rose Namajunas defeated Weili Zhang
FINAL
Split decision
(48-47, 49-46, 47-48)
Round 5, 5:00
130/219
Total strikes
162/272
86/168
Significant strikes
83/173
2/2
Takedowns
5/11
0
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
Main Event
Kamaru Usman vs Cobly Covington II
Welterweight Championship Bout
Kamaru Usman defeated Cobly Covington
FINAL
Unanimous decision
(48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Round 5, 5:00
158/336
Total strikes
119/298
123/293
Significant strikes
107/281
1/1
Takedowns
0/11
2
Knockdowns
0
0
Submission attempts
0
NEWS & UPDATES
November 03, 2021: Broadcast & Commentary Team Announced. check out more details
November 02, 2021: Bruno Souza replace T.J. Laramie, Laramie announces withdrawal due to MRSA infection
October 28, 2021: Colby Covington expecting and Lara Trump, Donald Trump‘s kids, Don Jr., Eric Octagon-side.
October 23, 2021: T.J. Laramie announces withdrawing from his bout against Melsik Baghdasaryandue due to MRSA infection
October 13, 2021: According to sources Phil Hawes (11-2) will fight Chris Curtis (26-8) in a middleweight bout
October 12, 2021: Rockhold is out of UFC 268 due to herniated disc in the back. UFC is searching for his replacement to fight Sean Strickland.
September 26, 2021: Melsik Baghdasaryan vs TJ Laramie added to card.
September 26, 2021: Gian Villante vs Chris Barnett added to card.
September 18, 2021: Aleksa Camur vs John Allen added to card.
September 10, 2021: Alex Pereira vs Andreas Michailidis added to card.
September 10, 2021: According to report Germaine de Randamie is out from UFC 268, Due to an undisclosed injury. (This news officially not confirmed).
September 9, 2021: Glory Kickboxing Champion Alex Pereira will make his octagon debut at UFC 268 (Opponent not revealed yet)
September 8, 2021: Jordan Williams vs Ian Garry added to card.
September, 2021: Billy Quarantillo vs Shane Burgos added to card.
September 4, 2021: Billy Quarantillo vs Shane Burgos added to card.
September 1, 2021: Sean O’Malley Reveals Why He Declined To Fight Frankie Edgar More details here.
August 28, 2021: Rose Namajunas vs Weili Zhang II, Germaine de Randamie vs Irene Aldana, Al Iaquinta vs Bobby Green added to card.
August 27, 2021: Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera added to card.
August 4, 2021: Pending bout finalization, Sean Strickland will face former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. More details here.
July 31, 2021: Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler have agreed to face each other at UFC 268 in the likely co-main event. More details here.
July 27, 2021: Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2 is announced as the event headliner with Maddison Square Garden being targetted as the venue. More details here.
Hello,
How can we know when the tickets are in sale?
Thanks!
Ticket sales are not announced as of now. We will update the article when the information become available.
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Tickets are available now. You can check the ticket link on this page.
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Tickets are available now. You can check the ticket link on this page.
Is there vaccine card required for
This event?
Hi Gina,
As per present guidelines, you will either need a negetive test for COVID or proof of vaccination.
Although, guidelines may change by the time this event comes.
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