Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 LIVE results and play-by-play updates stream: Follow along below as “Rocky” looks to retain his 170-pound strap and win the welterweight rubber match against “The Nigerian Nightmare,” a former division titleholder. Both fighters enter the UFC 286 headliner, scheduled for five, five-minute rounds, with a victory under their figurative belts (UFC 278 for Edwards and UFC on FOX 17 for Usman). A victory here could send the winner into battle against one of the other top contenders such as Khamzat Chimaev or Belal Muhammad. Before that welterweight trilogy gets settled, Justin Gaethje will look to prove he’s still tough enough to keep the 155-pound gate and perhaps work himself back into title contention by turning away streaking striking sensation, Rafael Fiziev. This three-round co-headliner is an early favorite for “Fight of the Night” and could even contend for “Fight of the Year” … unless “The Highlight” or “Ataman” closes the show early.
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CHAMPIONSHIP TRILOGY! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to The O2 in London England, on Sat., March 18, 2023, with newly-minted Welterweight kingpin, Leon Edwards, running it back with former 170-pound champion, Kamaru Usman, for a third (and likely final) time. In UFC 286’s pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event, all-action Lightweight knockout artists, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev, will lock horns with the winner inching closer to a future Lightweight title shot.
UFC 286’s five-fight PPV main card is set to pop off TONIGHT (Sat., March 18, 2023) at 5 p.m. ET from inside The O2 in London, England, and we’re going to bring you LIVE results and real-time play-by-play updates below, starting with the middleweight collision between one-time title challenger Marvin Vettori and 185-pound rising star Roman Dolidze. In addition, we’re also covering the UFC 286 “Prelims” undercard bouts streaming live on ESPN2 and ESPN+ in a separate thread RIGHT HERE, beginning promptly at 1 p.m. ET.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 286 five-fight PPV main card below, beginning at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Edwards vs. Usman 3.” Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 286 main card PPV results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC 286 PPV QUICK RESULTS:
Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman
Rafael Fiziev vs. Justin Gaethje
Gunnar Nelson vs. Bryan Barberena
Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill
Roman Dolidze vs. Marvin Vettori
UFC 286 ESPN+ PRELIMS QUICK RESULTS:
145 lbs.: Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jack Shore — Shore def. Amirkhani by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:27 of Round Two
155 lbs.: Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales — Duncan def. Morales by split decision (27-30, 29-28 x2)
155 lbs.: Yanal Ashmouz vs. Sam Patterson — Ashmouz def. Patterson by KO (punches) at 1:15 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
125 lbs.: Jafel Filho vs. Muhammad Mokaev — Mokaev def. Filho by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:32 of Round Three — HIGHLIGHTS
145 lbs.: Lerone Murphy vs. Gabriel Santos — Murphy def. Santos by split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
185 lbs.: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Dusko Todorovic — Duncan def. Todorovic by TKO (knee injury) at 1:52 of Round One
125 lbs.: Malcolm Gordon vs. Jake Hadley — Hadley def. Gordon by TKO (punches) at 1:01 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
125 lbs.: Luana Carolina vs. Joanne Wood — Wood def. Carolina by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Jai Herbert vs. Ludovit Klein — Majority draw (29-27, 28-28 x2)
125 lbs.: Veronica Hardy vs. Juliana Miller — Hardy def. Miller by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
UFC 286 PPV PLAY-BY-PLAY:
170 lbs.: UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman
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155 lbs.: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
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170 lbs.: Gunnar Nelson vs. Bryan Barberena
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125 lbs.: Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill
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185 lbs.: Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Round 1: Vettori southpaw, Dolidze orthodox. Vettori firing kicks. Dolidze tries a lead right, then clips Vettori with a left hook and tries to open up on the fence. Vettori laughs it off and they return to neutral a minute in. A lull ensues, broken by a Vettori body kick. Both send out punches two minutes in. Vettori low kicks. 1-2 upstairs. Solid exchanges in center cage. Two minutes to go.
Dolidze low kick and right hand. Inside low kick exchange. Vettori barrels in and their heads collide, prompting a pause. Back to exchanging punches with a minute to go. Overhand right from Dolidze, then another that leads to a wild exchange on the fence. Dolidze really hurling that right hand with everything he’s got. Vettori again manages to weather it. 10-9 Dolidze.
Round 2: Vettori opens with a low kick. Both throw combos, neither connects. Vettori body kick a minute in, back to the low kicks. Lead right lands for Dolidze. Good exchange and Dolidze goads him on. Vettori doing a decent job at a distance this round, picking away at Dolidze without eating too many bombs. Glancing 1-2 from Vettori two minutes in. Another good low kick. Dolidze still advancing, glancing overhand right. Vettori answers with jabs and low kicks. Two minutes to go.
Dolidze still loading up on those overhand rights, but appears to have lost a bit of zip. He hoots, denied. Vettori straight left. Left uppercut. Dolidze tries a combo with a minute to go. Vettori outworking and outmaneuvering an increasingly one-note Dolidze. More low kicks. Counter left at the bell. 10-9 Vettori.
Round 3: Dolidze still pushing forward but he’s clearly fatigued at this point. Solid knee against the fence, three-piece comes back at him. Clubbing right from Dolidze met by a leg kick. One minute in. Vettori 1-2, eats an overhand right and some shots from the single collar tie. More low kicks. Counter right hook. Dolidze wading in, pops him with a straight right two minutes in. Solid flurry by Dolidze. Vettori lands a low kick, eats an overhand right. Vettori’s output has plummeted and things look up for grabs with two minutes to go.
Low kick and counter left by Vettori, which Dolidze walks through to throw more overhand rights. They trade their rear hands, then Vettori cracks him with a right hook. Big 1-2 by Vettori after absorbing a right, his best shot in a while. One minute to go. Dolidze shoots behind a right hand, rebuffed. Brief clinch. Both swing big in the waning seconds. 10-9 Vettori but that last round could go either way.
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