Location Of UFC 286: Where is Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 happening: UFC News: Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, said on Saturday that Leon Edwards would defend his welterweight title against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 on March 18 at London’s O2 Arena. Follow the latest UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN
The planned trilogy bout between Edwards and Usman was set up after Edwards knocked Usman out in the fifth round with a head kick at UFC 278 in August of last year.
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 was the first time these two fought each other. All judges agreed that Usman was the winner.
Lightweights Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev will square off in the co-main event of UFC 286.
For 31-year-old Edwards, who came to England at the age of nine and now fights out of Birmingham, this bout will serve as a sort of homecoming. He has a professional record of 20 wins, three losses, and one no-contest. He is 9-0 with 7 KOs and 3 SVs via submission.
The loss to Edwards was Usman’s first in 20 bouts. His professional record is 20–2, with nine knockouts and one submission.
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UFC 286: Date and how to follow
The O2 Arena in London will host UFC 286, which will take place on March 18.
Edwards vs. Usman is scheduled to take place at 10:30 p.m., but the card doesn’t go off until 6 p.m.
The £19.95 pay-per-view broadcast on BT Sport Box Office is the only way to watch the tournament in the United Kingdom. Starting at 7 p.m., BT Sport 1 will air the UFC 286 preliminary bouts before switching to Box Office for the main programme.
UFC 286: Fight Card
Main card
- MAIN EVENT: Leon Edwards (c) vs Kamaru Usman – for UFC Welterweight Championship
- Rafael Fiziev vs Justin Gaethje
- Joanne Wood vs Luana Carolina
- Gunnar Nelson vs Bryan Barberena
- Roman Dolidze vs Marvin Vettori
Preliminary Card
- Jack Shore vs Makwan Amirkhani
- Sam Patterson vs Yanal Ashmoz
- Chris Duncan vs Omar Morales
- Lerone Murphy vs TBD
Early preliminary card
- Muhammad Mokaev vs Jafel Filho
- Christian Leroy Duncan vs Dusko Todorovic
- Malcolm Gordon vs Jake Hadley
- Jennifer Maia vs Casey O’Neill
- Jai Herbert vs Ludovit Klein
- Julianna Miller vs Veronica Macedo
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