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 Dan Hardy to preview the card.
In the main event, welterweight champion Leon Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against Kamaru Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in a rubber match. And in the co-headliner, elite lightweight strikers Rafael Fizev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and former interim champion Justin Gaethje (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+.
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.
