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UFC 286 Usman vs Edwards III

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Date & Time
Sat 18th March 2023 9:00pm Local
Sat 18th March 2023 9:00pm UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2023

Round
Round 9

Status
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Location

The O2 Arena

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