UFC 286: Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3 preview show with Dan Hardy

Before the fights get underway, join MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun and Dan Hardy for a preview of UFC 286.

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.