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RESULTS | UFC 286: EDWARDS VS USMAN 3

Following a pair of successful events and an historic Stateside knockout in August, the UFC made its pay-per-view return to London on Saturday, bringing welterweight champion Leon Edwards home to England to defend his title in an immediate rematch and trilogy bout with former champ Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 286.

 

 

The O2 Arena was chock-a-block from the start of this 15-fight card and the men and women that made the walk to the Octagon gave them plenty to be excited about over the course of the day, with business really picking up on the pay-per-view portion of the show.

 

UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 Results

  • Veronica Hardy defeats Juliana Miller by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Jai Herbert and Ludovit Klein fight to a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
  • Joanne Wood defeats Luana Carolina by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Jake Hadley defeats Malcolm Gordon by TKO (strikes) at 1:01 of Round 1
  • Christian Leroy Duncan defeats Dusko Todorovic by TKO (injury) at 1:52 of Round 1
  • Lerone Murphy defeats Gabriel Santos by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Muhammad Mokaev defeats Jafel Filho by submission at 4:32 of Round 3
  • Yanal Ashmouz defeats Sam Patterson by KO (strikes) at 1:15 of Round 1
  • Chris Duncan defeats Omar Morales by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Jack Shore defeats Makwan Amirkhani by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:27 of Round 2
  • Marvin Vettori defeats Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  • Jennifer Maia defeats Casey O’Neill by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Gunnar Nelson defeats Bryan Barberena by submission (armbar) at 4:51 of Round 1
  • Justin Gaethje defeats Rafael Fiziev by majority decision (29-28, 29-28,. 28-28)

 

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Main Event:

Leon Edwards defeats Kamaru Usman by majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47)
Each fight in the series between these two men has continued to get better, with the UFC 286 main event standing as the best of the bunch.

For all five rounds, the welterweight rivals ran close to level, with each man having moments where they landed good shots: Edwards chopping with loads of kicks, Usman pressuring constantly, working behind his hands, and neither really grabbing a clear advantage. They battled each other every step of the way, right to the final horn, leaving the outcome in the hands of the judges.

A third-round point deduction against Edwards for grabbing the fence to deny a takedown attempt loomed large, hovering as a pivotal moment in an ultra-competitive, freakishly close fight between two fighters with a ton of history between them.

 

When the scores were added up, Edwards emerged with a majority decision victory, retaining his title in an absolute classic against an all-time great that brought greatness out of him in the biggest moment of his career.

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