A welterweight championship trilogy bout between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman is official for UFC 286.
Edwards claimed welterweight gold in shocking fashion at UFC 278, when he knocked out Usman with a head kick 4:04 into the fifth round of their headlining clash this past August. The Englishman appeared to be on his way to a decision defeat prior to the finish. “Rocky” is unbeaten in his last 11 promotional appearances.
Usman, meanwhile, saw a 19-bout professional winning streak snapped in the defeat to Edwards. He claimed the 170-pound throne with a five-round verdict over at UFC 235 and then successful defended the belt five times before the upset loss at UFC 278. Usman previously defeated Edwards via unanimous decision in their first meeting at UFC on Fox 17 in December 2015.
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