UFC & Combat Sports Insider Clubber D the Combat G (@ClubberD_BnB) #UFC 286 & 287 Review! Send Questions & Comments to NEW Mailbox @ BALLANDBUDS@MVPSMB.COM UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 18, 2023, at The O2 Arena in London, England. UFC Welterweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Leon Edwards and former champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman headlined the event. The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015, where Usman won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at UFC 278 in August 2022, where Edwards won the title by knockout in the fifth round. Former interim champion Colby Covington served as back up and potential replacement for this fight. Former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was announced as next "pioneer wing" (career started prior to the implementation of the Unified Rules of MMA) UFC Hall of Fame inductee. Holds the record for longest championship reign (2,457 days) in UFC history and longest win streak (16) in UFC history! Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) def. Kamaru Usman Decision (majority) (48–46, 48–46, 47–47) 5 5:00 [a] Lightweight Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Gunnar Nelson def. Bryan Barberena Submission (armbar) 1 4:51 Women's Flyweight Jennifer Maia def. Casey O'Neill Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight Marvin Vettori def. Roman Dolidze Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+) Featherweight Jack Shore def. Makwan Amirkhani Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:27 Lightweight Chris Duncan def. Omar Morales Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Yanal Ashmoz def. Sam Patterson KO (punches) 1 1:15 Flyweight Muhammad Mokaev def. Jafel Filho Submission (neck crank) 3 4:32 Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) Featherweight Lerone Murphy def. Gabriel Santos Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight Christian Leroy Duncan def. Duško Todorović TKO (knee injury) 1 1:52 Catchweight (129.5 lb) Jake Hadley def. Malcolm Gordon TKO (punches) 1 1:01 Women's Flyweight Joanne Wood def. Luana Carolina Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Jai Herbert vs. Ľudovít Klein Draw (majority) (29–27, 28–28, 28–28) 3 5:00 [b] Women's Flyweight Veronica Hardy def. Juliana Miller Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bonus awards The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses Fight of the Night: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev Performance of the Night: Gunnar Nelson and Jake Hadley #video #viralvideo #videopodcast #videos #podcast #mma #combatsports #sports #entertainment #mmanews #subscribe #trending #viral #viralvideos #ufc #ufc286 #ufc287 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 8, 2023, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, United States.[2] Background The event marked the promotion's second visit to Miami and first since UFC 42 in April 2003.[2] A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya headlined the event.[3] The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout.
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