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Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will complete their thrilling trilogy at UFC 286 in London this weekend.
Usman beat Edwards back in 2015 but the Birmingham star claimed revenge at UFC 278 last August in stunning style.
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Edwards and Usman will complete their trilogy at UFC 286 in London
‘Rocky’ knocked out his rival with a devastating fifth-round leg kick to secure the UFC welterweight title and become the UK’s second ever champion.
The pair will now do battle for a third time on Saturday night with Edwards defending his crown in front of his home fans.
The showpiece card will also include American star Justin Gaethje as he faces Azerbaijan’s Rafael Fiziev in a lightweight co-main event.
UFC 286: Date and start time
UFC 286 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 18 and is being held at The O2 Arena in London.
The prelims will begin at 7pm before the main card at 9pm.
Edwards vs Usman can then be expected at around 10:30pm.
UFC 286: How to follow
The event will be pay-per-view in the UK and will be shown on BT Sport Box Office for a price of £19.95.
The UFC 286 early prelims will be shown on BT Sport 1 from 7pm before switching over to Box Office for the main card at 9pm.
BT TV customers can use their remote control to buy the event while Sky customers can purchase it on channel 490.
It can also be purchased and live streamed on the BT Sport website.
talkSPORT will have all the build-up and reaction to the event throughout fight week while talkSPORT.com will be running a live blog for the action on the night.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
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UFC 286: Fight card
Subject to change
Main card
MAIN EVENT: Leon Edwards (c) vs Kamaru Usman – for UFC Welterweight ChampionshipJustin Gaethje vs Rafael FizievGunnar Nelson vs Bryan BarberenaJennifer Maia vs Casey O’NeillMarvin Vettori vs Roman Dolidze
Preliminary card
Jack Shore vs Makwan AmirkhaniChris Duncan vs Omar MoralesSam Patterson vs Yanal AshmozMuhammad Mokaev vs Jafel Filho
Early preliminary card
Lerone Murphy vs Gabriel SantosChristian Leroy Duncan vs Dusko TodorovicMalcolm Gordon vs Jake HadleyJoanne Wood vs Luana CarolinaJai Herbert vs Ludovit KleinJulianna Miller vs Veronica Macedo
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Edwards is just the second British UFC champion in history
UFC 286: What has been said?
Edwards: “I just want to see how he reacts to getting knocked out cold, and see how he reacts travelling to the UK, seeing how crazy the fans are and just see how he comes back because he’s not getting any younger.
“He’s, what, 35, 36? Maybe older? Let’s see how he comes back.
“It’ll be a totally different fight, I’ve said it, my coaches have said it. I’ve never lost in the UK, amateur or pro, so I’m excited.
“I love fighting in front of my friends and my family. If he thinks he’s going in there and it’s going to be the same fight, he’s in for a rude awakening.”
Usman has been training with Gaethje ahead of the fight and tweeted: “AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, ONE MAN SHARPENS ANOTHER”
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