UFC 286

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England.[1]

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
The poster for UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3.
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateMarch 18, 2023 (2023-03-18)
VenueThe O2 Arena
CityLondon, England
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen

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 is expected to headline the event.[2] The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015, where Usman won by unanimous decision.[3] Their second meeting took place at UFC 278 in August 2022, where Edwards won the title by knockout in the fifth round.[4]

A lightweight bout between Michał Figlak and Chris Duncan was scheduled for the event.[5] However, Figlak was forced to withdraw from the event citing injury and was replaced by Omar Morales.[6]

A featherweight bout between Nathaniel Wood and Lerone Murphy was scheduled for the event.[7] However, Wood was forced to withdraw from the event due to a leg injury. It is unclear if a replacement will be sought by UFC officials.[8]

Fight card
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) vs. Kamaru Usman [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
Women's Flyweight Joanne Wood vs. Luana Carolina
Welterweight Gunnar Nelson vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Middleweight Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Featherweight Jack Shore vs. Makwan Amirkhani
Lightweight Sam Patterson vs. Yanal Ashmoz
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jafel Filho
Lightweight Jai Herbert vs. Ľudovít Klein
Middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Duško Todorović
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon vs. Jake Hadley
Women's Flyweight Julianna Miller vs. Veronica Macedo
  1. For the UFC Welterweight Championship.

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Announced bouts

See also

References
  1. Alexander K. Lee (2022-12-07). "UFC 286 announced for March 18 in London". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. Damon Martin (2023-01-14). "Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 set for UFC 286 in London". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. John Morgan (2015-12-19). "UFC on FOX 17 results: Kamaru Usman grinds out Leon Edwards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  4. Marc Raimondi (2022-08-21). "Edwards shocks Usman with late head-kick KO". espn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  5. Tomasz Nowosielski (2023-01-11). "Michał Figlak vs Chris Duncan at UFC 286 in London". mmarocks.pl. Retrieved 2023-02-08. (in Polish)
  6. Arshad (2023-02-08). "UFC 286: Omar Morales to Replace Michal Figlak Against Chris Duncan". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  7. Shaun Al-Shatti (2023-01-06). "Lerone Murphy vs. Nathaniel Wood set for UFC 286 in London". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  8. Simon Samano (2023-02-08). "Nathaniel Wood withdraws from UFC 286 after 'freak accident' causes nasty gash". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  9. "UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  10. Jay Anderson (2023-01-06). "Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O'Neill Lined Up for UFC 286 in London". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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