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Tonight, UFC fighters Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will face off in London for the third time in a much-anticipated bout.

The early prelims will be available to watch on UFC Fight Pass, which charges a $9.99 monthly subscription fee. Usman won a 2015 match against Edwards in his official debut as a UFC athlete, but lost to Edwards during a 2022 rematch. But there are other exciting matches on the main card, including Rafael Fiziev vs.

Who will walk out of the O2 Arena as the UFC welterweight champion. The Sporting News will provide results and highlights from the trilogy fight at UFC 286 ...

The latest event in UFC is getting closer and closer, and many fans are desperate to see who is going to come out on top when Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman ...

UFC 286 is going to be taking place on Saturday, March 18 and the main card should be getting underway at 22:00 CET, meaning it is at 21:00 GMT. - Chris Duncan vs. - Jennifer Maia vs. - Justin Gaethje vs. - Leon Edwards vs. They are both standing at six feet tall and Edwards is 192ibs, just two more pounds than Usman.

Join MMA Junkie Radio's "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" for a live-streamed watch-along of UFC 286 in London.

Former longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced on Saturday.

[Jake Paul](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/5123196/jake-paul) defeated Silva in a boxing match, Silva's most recent fight, last October. His nine UFC title finishes are the most in promotion history, and he's tied for the most KO/TKOs in UFC middleweight history. "Anderson's 16-fight winning streak in the UFC, 10 successful title defenses and almost seven years as middleweight champion were one of the most remarkable things we've ever seen in professional sports. [Anderson Silva](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3154729/anderson-silva), the former longtime UFC middleweight champion, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, the promotion announced Saturday during the UFC 286 broadcast. Silva will go into the Hall as part of the pioneer wing. Few dominated the sport like Silva did.

"The Spider" will be inducted into the pioneer wing and will join previously announced contemporaries Jose Aldo and Jens Pulver at the 2023 UFC Hall of Fame ...

He was an absolute artist inside the Octagon, and it will be an honor to induct him into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer." Silva (34-11, 1 NC) made a sensational UFC debut in 2006 when he knocked out Chris Leben in just 49 seconds. Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva, on the short list of those in contention for greatest of all-time in MMA history, had his name announced during the broadcast of Saturday's UFC 286 pay-per-view card in London.

Undoubtedly one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, Anderson Silva will receive an honor worthy of his legendary resume this summer.

Cementing a legacy as one of the best to ever do it! After losing his middleweight title to Chris Weidman in 2013, Silva would go on to win just one more fight before his retirement seven years later. He will be officially inducted into the pioneer wing during International Fight Week in July.

The only thing that could be said Saturday about the news that Anderson Silva was elected to the UFC Hall of Fame in its pioneer wing is this: What took so ...

The welterweight title is up for grabs in London at UFC 286. Follow live.

Usman, 35, beat [Tyron Woodley](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2501926/tyron-woodley) by unanimous decision to win the championship at UFC 235 in March 2019. Edwards, 31, is the first Jamaican-born champion in UFC history and owns wins over Edwards (20-3, 1 NC) is unbeaten in 11 straight fights. It was a stunning comeback, the best knockout of 2022, and it won Edwards the UFC welterweight title. Less than 60 seconds from a sure defeat, Edwards pulled a Hail Mary, finishing the dominant champion at UFC 278. He was the undisputed best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet and about one minute away from another accolade that would vault him into a discussion about the greatest fighters of all time.

Leon Edwards had a resounding answer for critics of his Hail Mary victory last time out, beating Kamaru Usman by majority decision to retain his ...

Edwards, who was born in Jamaica and now fights out of Birmingham, England, really changed the complexity of the fight with his anti-wrestling. "I knew it was a close fight," Usman said. According to UFC Stats, Edwards outlanded Usman 123-113 in total strikes and defended 11 of his 15 takedown attempts. Edwards was clearly losing to Usman (20-3) at UFC 278 when he landed a stunning head kick that knocked the then-champion and No. It was a much different fight and different Edwards from eight months ago. Two judges scored the five-round title bout 48-46 in favor of Edwards while a third scored it a 47-47 draw.

Edwards (21-3) recorded his first defense of the UFC's 170-pound championship on Saturday in front of a home crowd at O2 Arena in London, earning a majority ...

Edwards, who was born in Jamaica and now fights out of Birmingham, England, really changed the complexity of the fight with his anti-wrestling. "I knew it was a close fight," Usman said. According to UFC Stats, Edwards outlanded Usman 123-113 in total strikes and defended 11 of his 15 takedown attempts. Edwards was clearly losing to Usman (20-3) at UFC 278 when he landed a stunning head kick that knocked the then-champion and No. It was a much different fight and different Edwards from eight months ago. Two judges scored the five-round title bout 48-46 in favor of Edwards while a third scored it a 47-47 draw.

Leon Edwards scored the majority decision victory over Kamaru Usman to successfully defend the UFC welterweight title at UFC 286.

With the win, Edwards is 2-1 in his three bouts against Usman although this one was not as dramatic as their last fight at UFC 278. Edwards earned a big boost fighting in front of his hometown crowd at the O2 arena in London as he landed clear strikes and did his best to counter Usman's strong showing. When Edwards was announced the winner of the fight, it sent the crowd into a frenzy.

Colby Covington arrived as backup for Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 and said he could fight Conor McGregor.

"He talks all this s***, he talks about me in the media," he raged. "The food sucks," he suggested. I've proved to the UFC my worth and my value." "The weather sucks. "These other two idiots, they walk down the street and not one in 10 people are going to recognise them. "In America, we like to quote the great poet [rapper] Lil Wayne. The guy couldn't hold my f****** jockstrap." If they want to sit down and they think that's the biggest and best fight they can do, let's do it." I'm glad to boost the ratings and bring some electricity to this O2 Arena." "Did you hear me cry, did you hear me make excuses?" The confirmation call came at "about 10 p.m." "If Dana White comes and taps on my shoulder, I'm stepping in that cage tonight and I will bring that belt back to America, where it belongs.

Leon Edwards had a resounding answer for critics of his Hail Mary victory last time out, beating Kamaru Usman by majority decision to retain his ...

Edwards, who was born in Jamaica and now fights out of Birmingham, England, really changed the complexity of the fight with his anti-wrestling. "I knew it was a close fight," Usman said. According to UFC Stats, Edwards outlanded Usman 123-113 in total strikes and defended 11 of his 15 takedown attempts. Edwards was clearly losing to Usman (20-3) at UFC 278 when he landed a stunning head kick that knocked the then-champion and No. It was a much different fight and different Edwards from eight months ago. Two judges scored the five-round title bout 48-46 in favor of Edwards while a third scored it a 47-47 draw.

Leon Edwards (21-3-0, 1NC) is still the undisputed UFC welterweight champion of the world after defeating Kamaru Usman (20-3-0) via unanimous decision at ...

The main event of UFC 286 did not disappoint. [Islam Makhachev](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2022/10/24/6356dbd2e2704e29ae8b4589.html) took to Twitter shortly after the fight to say he wants to face Edwards in Abu Dhabi. [Two female fighters kiss each other on the mouth before their MMA bout](https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2023/03/17/64145fac268e3ea15e8b457f.html)

If Kamaru Usman felt that Leon Edwards didn't show him anything the last time they tussled, he should respect the latter now after UFC 286.

The Performance of the Night went to Jake Hadley who defeated Malcolm Gordon via TKO at 1:01 of the first round. UFC 286 was the highest grossing event in O2 Arena history. Usman's striking made the fight competitive, and he did land a lot of them.

Get live play-by-play and official results from Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 at UFC 286 in London.

"The Spider" is getting immortalized. Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer as part of the ...

Silva moved to boxing in 2021 and immediately found success. His one victory in that stretch was a decision over Derek Brunson in 2017. He also owns the second-most consecutive title defenses in promotion history (10) after Demetrious Johnson.