Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman battled it out in the principle occasion of UFC 286 dwell on pay-per-view from The O2 Enviornment in London on Saturday, March 18. The competition featured the present welterweight champion of England making his first title protection in opposition to former champion of Nigeria.
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The pair squared off within the championship rematch, which was additionally their trilogy struggle. Usman gained their first non-title bout in December 2015 by unanimous choice. Edwards took the revenge and claimed the belt by way of head-kick KO within the fifth spherical in August 2022.
The scheduled for 5 rounds third conflict went the total distance. In the long run, one decide scored the struggle 47-47, whereas two different judges had it 48-46 in favor of the defending champion.
With the victory by majority choice, Leon Edwards, who acquired some extent deducted for grabbing the fence in Spherical 3, retained his title and improved to 21-3. Kamaru Usman failed his try and reclaim the crown and dropped to 20-3.
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Edwards vs Usman 3 full struggle video highlights
Kamaru Usman makes his Octagon stroll.
Right here comes Leon Edwards.
Battle time.
Spherical 1.
Spherical 2.
Spherical 3.
Spherical 4.
Spherical 5.
Verdict.
Kamaru Usman post-fight interview.
Leon Edwards post-fight interview.
In Australia the occasion aired dwell on Sunday, March 19.
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