LONDON – UFC 286 takes place Saturday and is headlined by a championship trilogy bout.
But before the fights get underway, MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun caught up with former UFC welterweight title challenger and analyst [autotag]Dan Hardy[/autotag] to preview the card.
In the main event, welterweight champion [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in a rubber match. And in the co-headliner, elite lightweight strikers [autotag]Rafael Fizev[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and former interim champion [autotag]Justin Gaethje[/autotag] (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) throw down.
UFC 286 takes place Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.
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The UFC 286 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 5 p.m. ET)
- Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman
- Rafael Fiziev vs. Justin Gaethje
- Bryan Barberena vs. Gunnar Nelson
- Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill
- Roman Dolidze vs. Marvin Vettori
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jack Shore
- Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales
- Yanal Ashmoz vs. Sam Patterson
- Jafel Filho vs. Muhammad Mokaev
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET)
- Lerone Murphy vs. Gabriel Santos
- Christian Duncan vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Malcolm Gordon vs. Jake Hadley
- Luana Carolina vs. Joanne Wood
- Jai Herbert vs. Ludovit Klein
- Veronica Hardy vs. Juliana Miller
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 286.