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UFC 286 Usman vs Edwards III

Date
Sat 18th March 2023 (UTC)
Sat 18th March 2023 (Local)

Timestamp
2023-03-18T21:00:00

Time
21:00:00 UTC (21:00:00 Local)

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League
UFC

Season
2023

Round
9

Status
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Location
O2

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Description
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England.

Background
A UFC Welterweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman headlined the event. The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015, where Usman won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at UFC 278 in August 2022, where Edwards won the title by knockout in the fifth round. Former interim champion Colby Covington served as back up and potential replacement for this fight.

A lightweight bout between Michał Figlak and Chris Duncan was scheduled for the event. However, Figlak was forced to withdraw from the event citing injury and was replaced by Omar Morales.

A featherweight bout between Nathaniel Wood and Lerone Murphy was scheduled for the event. However, Wood was forced to withdraw from the event due to a leg injury. He was replaced by the LFA Featherweight Champion Gabriel Santos.

A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson and Daniel Rodriguez was scheduled for this event. However, Rodriguez withdrew due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Bryan Barberena.

At the weigh-ins, Malcolm Gordon weighed in at 129.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse which went to his opponent Jake Hadley.

During the event's broadcast, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was announced as the next "pioneer wing" (as his career started prior to the implementation of the Unified Rules of MMA) UFC Hall of Fame inductee. Silva holds the record for longest championship reign (2,457 days) in UFC history and the longest win streak (16) in the organization's history.


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Result List

01				Kamaru Usman	LOSS
01				Leon Edwards	WIN
02				Justin Gaethje	WIN
02				Rafael Fiziev	LOSS
03				Gunnar Nelson	WIN
03				Bryan Barberena	LOSS
04				Jennifer Maia	WIN
04				Casey O'Neill	LOSS
05				Marvin Vettori	WIN
05				Roman Dolidze	LOSS
06				Jack Shore	WIN
06				Makwan Amirkhani	LOSS
07				Chris Duncan	WIN
07				Omar Morales	LOSS
08				Yanal Ashmouz	WIN
08				Sam Patterson	LOSS
09				Muhammad Mokaev	WIN
09				Jafel Filho	LOSS
10				Lerone Murphy	WIN
10				Gabriel Santos	LOSS
12				Jake Hadley	WIN
12				Malcolm Gordon	LOSS
13				Joanne Wood	WIN
13				Luana Carolina	LOSS

Result Description
Main card
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Kamaru Usman Decision (majority) (48–46, 48–46, 47–47) 5 5:00
Lightweight Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson def. Bryan Barberena Submission (armbar) 1 4:51
Women's Flyweight Jennifer Maia def. Casey O'Neill Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Marvin Vettori def. Roman Dolidze Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00

Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Featherweight Jack Shore def. Makwan Amirkhani Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:27
Lightweight Chris Duncan def. Omar Morales Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Yanal Ashmouz def. Sam Patterson KO (punches) 1 1:15
Flyweight Muhammad Mokaev def. Jafel Filho Submission (neck crank) 3 4:32

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Gabriel Santos Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan def. Duško Todorović TKO (knee injury) 1 1:52
Catchweight (129.5 lb) Jake Hadley def. Malcolm Gordon TKO (punches) 1 1:01
Women's Flyweight Joanne Wood def. Luana Carolina Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jai Herbert vs. Ľudovít Klein Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Veronica Hardy def. Juliana Miller Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00


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