Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman battled it out in the main event of UFC 286 live on pay-per-view from The O2 Arena in London on Saturday, March 18. The contest featured the current welterweight champion of England making his first title defense against former champion of Nigeria.
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The pair squared off in the championship rematch, which was also their trilogy fight. Usman won their first non-title bout in December 2015 by unanimous decision. Edwards took the revenge and claimed the belt via head-kick KO in the fifth round in August 2022.
The scheduled for five rounds third clash went the full distance. In the end, one judge scored the fight 47-47, while two other judges had it 48-46 in favor of the defending champion.
With the victory by majority decision, Leon Edwards, who got a point deducted for grabbing the fence in Round 3, retained his title and improved to 21-3. Kamaru Usman failed his attempt to reclaim the crown and dropped to 20-3.
Check out Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 3 full fight video highlights below.
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Edwards vs Usman 3 full fight video highlights
Kamaru Usman makes his Octagon walk.
Here comes Leon Edwards.
Fight time.
Round 1.
Round 2.
Round 3.
Round 4.
Round 5.
Verdict.
Kamaru Usman post-fight interview.
Leon Edwards post-fight interview.
In Australia the event aired live on Sunday, March 19.
Get UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 full fight card results.
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