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Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 19, 2023

Justin Gaethje wasn’t enamored with the color commentary work of UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping during the UFC 286 headliner. The main event of UFC 286 featured a UFC Welterweight Championship bout between titleholder Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. The trilogy fight went the distance and Edwards emerged victorious via majority decision.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 19, 2023

Leave it to Nate Diaz to have a very on-brand social media post following UFC 286. The headliner for UFC 286 featured a trilogy fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, and Diaz was well aware of what transpired. Edwards, who walked into the bout as the UFC Welterweight Champion, successfully retained the 170-pound gold via majority decision.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 19, 2023

Belal Muhammad is not happy with UFC President Dana White’s decision to lean towards Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington as the next UFC Welterweight Championship match. Covington was in attendance for Edwards’ successful title defense against Kamaru Usman in their trilogy fight at UFC 286. Edwards won the fight via majority decision, and after the bout, White said that Covington is next in line for a shot at the 170-pound gold.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

Kamaru Usman has issued a statement following his majority decision loss to Leon Edwards at tonight’s UFC 286 event in London. Usman (20-3 MMA) and Edwards (21-3 MMA) collided for a third time this evening with the promotion’s coveted welterweight title up for grabs.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards has reacted to the news that he will be defending his title against Colby Covington next. Edwards (21-3 MMA) successfully defended his welterweight crown for the first time this evening in London, scoring a majority decision win over Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA) in tonight’s UFC 286 main event.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

UFC President Dana White has shared his reaction to ‘Edwards vs. Usman 3’, this while confirming Colby Covington will get the next title shot. Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA) and Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA) collided for a third time this evening in London, with the promotion’s coveted welterweight title up for grabs.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

The Octagon returned to London for tonight’s UFC 286 event, a fifteen-bout fight card headlined by Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3. Tonight’s highly anticipated welterweight title fight proved to be a thrilling five-round affair. Leon Edwards able to land a plethora of kicks throughout the twenty-five-minute contest, battering the lead leg of the former champion. Kamaru Usman was able to earn four takedowns in the bout, but never really was able to do much with the positions. Although ‘Rocky’ had a point deducted, he still did enough to emerge victorious on the judges’ scorecards.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 286 event in London was headlined by a welterweight title fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. Edwards (21-3 MMA) had entered the contest sporting a ten-fight winning streak, his most recent being his stunning knockout victory over Usman at UFC 278. Coincidentally, Leon’s most previous defeat had come back in December of 2015, when he was outpointed by ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ at UFC on Fox 17.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 286 event was co-headlined by a key lightweight matchup featuring Justin Gaethje taking on Rafael Fiziev. Gaethje (24-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since being defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC 274. Prior to that setback, ‘The Highlight’ had earned a unanimous decision victory over Michael Chandler in a bout that given ‘Fight of the Year’ honors for 2021.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 286 event is co-headlined by a key lightweight matchup featuring Justin Gaethje taking on Rafael Fiziev. Gaethje (23-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since being defeated by Charles Oliveira at UFC 274. Prior to that setback, ‘The Highlight’ was coming off a unanimous decision victory over Michael Chandler in a bout that given ‘Fight of the Year’ honors for 2021.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 286 main card lineup features a welterweight matchup between Gunnar Nelson and Bryan Barberena. Nelson (18-5-1 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since defeating Takashi Sato twelve months ago at UFC London. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘Gunni’, as he had previously suffered setbacks to Gilbert Burns and Leon Edwards respectively.

Chris Taylor - March 18, 2023

Tonight’s UFC 286 main card lineup featured a middleweight matchup between Marvin Vettori and Roman Dolidze. Vettori (19-6-1 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a decision setback to Robert Whittaker in his most previous effort at UFC Paris. Prior to that loss, ‘The Italian Dream’ was coming off a decision win over Paulo Costa in October of 2021.

Chris Taylor - March 17, 2023

The Octagon returns to London for tonight’s UFC 286 event, a fifteen-bout fight card headlined by Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 3. Edwards (20-3 MMA) will enter the contest on a ten-fight winning streak, his most recent of course being his stunning knockout victory over Usman at UFC 278. Coincidentally, Leon’s most recent defeat came back in December of 2015 when he was outpointed by ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ at UFC on Fox 17.

Cole Shelton - March 17, 2023

Mario Bautista knew he would be able to finish Guido Cannetti early at UFC Las Vegas. After Bautista submitted Benito Lopez in the first round, he wasn’t sure what would be next for him but was surprised when he was offered Cannetti. Although it wasn’t the fight he was hoping for, Bautista knew he had to make a statement and finish Cannetti early.

Josh Evanoff - March 17, 2023

UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes there’s no argument against Jon Jones being the greatest. ‘Bones’ made his long-awaited return to the octagon earlier this month at UFC 285. The bout was the former champion’s first in over three years. Furthermore, it was also his heavyweight debut, as Jones was slated to face Ciryl Gane for vacant heavyweight gold.

Josh Evanoff - March 17, 2023

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad appears to be unhappy with Colby Covington. UFC 286 is slated for this Saturday night on pay-per-view from London, England. The card is headlined by the welterweight trilogy bout between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman. In their first outing in December 2015, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ won by unanimous decision.

Cole Shelton - March 17, 2023

Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman had a heated final faceoff ahead of UFC 286. Edwards and Usman are set for their trilogy match on Saturday night in London after the Brit won the belt back in August with a fifth-round head kick KO. Since then, the two have trash-talked each other more to add hype to the fight and after the ceremonial weigh-ins, the talk continued.

Susan Cox - March 17, 2023

Khamzat Chimaev has confirmed his intentions of fighting for the UFC welterweight title. Chimaev (12-0 MMA) last fought in September of 2022 at UFC 279 where he defeated Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA) via submission at 2:13 of round one.