The Octagon is back at the O2 Arena in London, England, for Saturday's UFC 286 — the first UFC pay-per-view to be held in England since October 2016. 

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards makes his first title defense in his home country as he looks to end the trilogy with the man he defeated for the title in Kamaru Usman. Edwards scored the massive upset at August's UFC 278 while Usman won their first clash.

In the co-main event, arguably the most exciting fighter currently on the UFC roster, Justin Gaethje, battles another violent striker in Rafael Fiziev. The main card also features Gunnar Nelson vs. Bryan Barberena, Jennifer Maia vs. undefeated prospect Casey O'Neill, and Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze in the main card opener.

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> Women's Flyweights- Juliana Miller (3-1, 1-0 UFC) vs. Veronica Hardy (6-4-1, 1-4 UFC)

Hardy with a leg kick to start. She lands a couple more then starts landing punches. Hardy knocks Miller to her butt for a brief second. Miller recovers and lands a few. They clinch and Hardy lands some punches while Miller lands a knee on the break. Hardy with a leg kick. Hardy lands some left hands. Hardy with a leg kick and Miller lands a counter left. Miller lands a nice right hand. They trade in close range and Hardy landed the better punches. They clinch with Miller pushing it against the fence. They go to the mat and Hardy lands from the top. Miller attacks the arm but Hardy escapes. They get to their feet before time runs out. 10-9 Hardy.

They both land and clinch against the fence. Miller tries for a takedown but Hardy ends up on top. Miller is attacking the arm again. She almost had it in but Hardy spins out and lands some left hands. Hardy working from the half-guard and landing some left hands and elbows. They get to their feet. Miller with a leg kick. They tie up and go to the mat and Miller is looking for the arm again. Hardy lands some elbows and looks to take the back as the round ends. 10-9 Hardy, 20-18 Hardy.

Hardy with a side kick. Miller lands a left hand as she charges in and Hardy grabs the back against the fence and scores a takedown. Miller is trying for a kimura. Hardy escapes and lands some punches. Miller now looks for a leg but Hardy is landing some hard body shots. Miller lets go of the leg. They get to their feet. They go back to the mat as Miller is looking for the arm again. Hardy escapes and stands. Hardy with some leg kicks as Miller gets to her feet. Hardy lands a left hand and scores a takedown. Hardy gets to her feet and Miller stands. Hardy lands a massive head kick that rocks Miller. Hardy grabs the body lock against the fence. Hardy gets another takedown and ends the fight landing from the top. 10-9 Hardy, 30-27 Hardy.

Official Result- Veronica Hardy def. Juliana Miller by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Lightweights- Jai Herbert (12-4, 2-3 UFC) vs. Ludovit Klein (19-4, 3-2 UFC)

Herbert with a head kick. Herbert with another high kick. Klein gets a takedown. Herbert looking for an armbar from the bottom. Klein gets to his feet and Herbert lands some upkicks. They get to their feet and trade kicks and Klein is cut open. They trade and clinch where Herbert lands a knee. They're trading punches. Klein with a leg kick. 10-9 Herbert.

They're trading to start the second and Klein is getting the better of it. They clinch for a moment but break and then start to trade leg kicks. Herbert lands a leg kick and Klein shoots for a takedown against the fence. Klein lands an elbow on a break. Klein with a combo. Klein with a left hand and Herbert lands a high kick. Close round. 10-9 Klein, 19-19.

Klein with a high kick. Herbert lands a knee then a high kick. Klein with a leg kick as Herbert is against the fence. Klein lands a combo and they tie up. We have a timeout for a low blow by Herbert. Klein lands a knee to the body as they return to action. Both trade inside the pocket. Herbert lands a knee to the head of Klein. Herbert lands a right hand. We have another low blow by Herbert and another timeout. Herbert has a point taken away. They get back to action. Herbert lands a right hand. They clinch and Herbert gets a takedown into side control. Herbert with some hammerfists from the top as Klein lands an elbow from the bottom. Herbert controlling from the top. They scramble up and Klein gets a takedown. They get to their feet. Herbert takes the back standing. Herbert with some left hands. Herbert with more punches as the fight ends. 9-9 round due to the point deduction on Herbert, 28-28 DRAW.

Official Result- Jai Herbert vs. Ludovit Klein ends in a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

> Women's Flyweights- Joanne Wood (15-8, 7-8 UFC) vs. Luana Carolina (8-3, 3-2 UFC)

They quickly clinch against the fence and trade knees. Wood lands a right hand as they break. Carolina with a body kick. Wood with some teet kicks. They clinch but nothing happens. Wood lands a jab as Carolina is throwing a lot of wild punches that aren't coming close to landing. Wood with a front kick. They clinch and both land knees before they break. They trade in close range. 10-9 Wood.

They trade to start the second with Carolina throwing looping punches before they clinch. Both land knees before breaking. They trade punches inside the pocket. Carolina lands a combo. Carolina throws a kick but Wood grabs the leg and lands a right hand then lands a knee to the body before they clinch. They break and both are landing but Wood landing with more volume as she lands a nice body kick. Wood gets Carolina to the ground but stays on her feet and lands some leg kicks. Close round. 10-9 Wood, 20-18 Wood.

Wood with a body kick. They trade right hands. They clinch for a second and Wood lands an elbow. They break and both are landing shots. They clinch again and both land knees as Wood is landing slightly more. They continue to trade and Wood gets Carolina down to the ground but Carolina gets up. They both land some big shots at the end and Wood lands a punch that puts Carolina on her knees at the end. 10-9 Wood, 30-27 Wood.

Official Result- Joanne Wood def. Luana Carolina by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

> Flyweights*- Jake Hadley (9-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Malcolm Gordon (14-6, 2-3 UFC)

*Gordon missed weight by 3.5 pounds

They trade leg kicks to start before trading punches. Hadley lands a left to the body and then drops Gordon with a body shot and tees off from the top to get the stoppage. What a finish from Hadley!

Official Result- Jake Hadley def. Malcolm Gordon by TKO (punches) at 1:01 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Christian Duncan (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Dusko Todorovic (12-3, 3-3 UFC)

Todorovic with a leg kick. Duncan lands a jab. They trade kicks. Duncan with a body kick followed by a left hand. They clinch and then something happens to Todorovic and he falls to the mat holding his knee and the fight is stopped. His knee popped as he was reversing position in the clinch. An unfortunate end to the fight.

Official Result- Christian Duncan def. Dusko Todorovic by TKO (injury) at 1:52 of Round 1

> Featherweights- Lerone Murphy (11-0-1, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. Gabriel Santos (10-0, 0-0 UFC)

They scramble to the mat early and Murphy is on top landing punches. Santos is throwing up his legs and looking for a triangle choke. Murphy lands from the top and stands. Santos gets to his feet. Murphy with a leg kick. Santos with some calf kicks. Murphy lands some punches. Santos with a big body kick. They trade in close range and Santos gets a brief takedown. Santos lands some punches in close range. Murphy with a body kick followed by a combo. Santos with an inside leg kick. Murphy with a big body kick. Santos with a late flurry and Murphy lands a big right hand. 10-9 Santos.

Murphy lands a left hand. Santos with a knee and Murphy is landing body shots while they're clinched up. Murphy gets a takedown and is landing from the top. He lets Santos gets up and lands some body shots. Murphy with a left hand. Santos lands a leg kick and Murphy counters with a left hand. We have a timeout for a groin strike. They trade big shots inside the pocket. Santos with a leg kick and Murphy trips to the mat. Santos lands a left hand. Santos gets a takedown and Murphy has the neck. Santos gets the back of Murphy. Santos is landing from the back and looks for an armbar but Murphy escapes before the round ends. 10-9 Santos, 20-18 Santos.

Santos is pressing forward but Murphy lands a big combo that Santos eats. Santos shoots for the takedown against the fence and is able to complete it. Santos gets the back of Murphy but they end up scrambling to their feet. Murphy lands a combo. Both land inside the pocket as Murphy is picking up the volume. Santos lands a left hand. Santos with a body kick. Murphy lands a left hand. Murphy with a question mark kick. Murphy lands a big right hand. Santos picks Murphy up and slams him to the mat. They get up and Santos with a high kick and Murphy lands a flurry late. 10-9 Murphy, 29-28 Santos.

Official Result- Lerone Murphy def. Gabriel Santos by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Flyweights- #12 Muhammad Mokaev (8-0 1 NC, 3-0 UFC) vs. Jafel Filho (14-2, 0-0 UFC)

They trade kicks to start. Mokaev lands a leg kick and Filho falls to his butt for a second. Filho grabs the neck as Mokaev went for a takedown. They get to the mat and Mokaev pops his head out. Mokaev takes the back and lands some left hands. He lands more from the back and switches into the guard of Filho. Mokaev in control from the top landing punches. Mokaev ends the round on top. 10-9 Mokaev.

They trade to start the second. Filho lands a right hand. Mokaev lands a body kick then a right hand. Filho lands a body kick. There's been a lot of pressing forward from both but not much landing. Filho tries for a takedown but Mokaev defends and pushes it against the fence. Mokaev gets it to the mat and is working in the guard of Filho. 10-9 Mokaev, 20-18 Mokaev.

Mokaev goes for the takedown right away and nearly gets it to start the third. Mokaev drags it down as he has the back. Mokaev has the body triangle in and is looking to set up a rear-naked choke. They scramble to their feet. Mokaev gets a takedown but grabs the back as they scramble up. Filho is looking for a kneebar and has it locked in. Mokaev is trying to push off with his other leg. Mokaev somehow gets out and gets the back. Mokaev is grimacing as he has the back. Mokaev with left hands from the back. Mokaev looking for a choke. He lets go and has top control. Mokaev looking for the choke again and has it in and Filho taps! Mokaev gets the late finish and he can barely stand from the kneebar. What a finish from Mokaev.

Official Result- Muhammad Mokaev def. Jafel Filho by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:32 of Round 3

> Lightweights- Sam Patterson (10-1-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Yanal Ashmouz (6-0, 0-0 UFC)

Not much happening inside the first minute. Ashmoz drops Patterson with some big punches and gets on top and is unloading with punches and it is stopped. What a big finish from Ashmoz.

Official Result- Yanal Ashmouz def. Sam Patterson by knockout (punches) at 1:15 of Round 1

> Lightweights- Chris Duncan (9-1, 0-0 UFC) vs. Omar Morales (11-3, 3-3 UFC)

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Duncan with some early leg kicks. Morales with a leg kick. Duncan is landing a lot of leg kicks as Morales is starting to find his range with punches. Morales rocks Duncan with some punches and Duncan was trying for a takedown. Duncan then hurts Morales with an uppercut but taunts instead of capitalizing. 10-9 Duncan.

Duncan goes for a takedown against the fence and briefly gets Morales down. Duncan landing some knees against the fence. They get to their feet. Morales lands a leg kick. They trade leg kicks. Duncan with the jab. Duncan shoots for the takedown against the fence after an exchange. Morales defending as Duncan is landing some knees. They separate. They trade late. 10-9 Duncan, 20-18 Duncan.

Duncan with a body kick then lands a left hand. Duncan with a leg kick. Morales with a right hand. Duncan gets the fight to the mat for a moment. Morales stands but Duncan is dragging him to his knees against the fence. Duncan keeping Morales on the mat. Duncan with some knees. They get to their feet but Duncan is holding onto the back. They get to their feet and separate. Morales lands a big uppercut. Duncan tries a late takedown and gets it. 10-9 Duncan, 30-27 Duncan.

Official Result- Chris Duncan def. Omar Morales by split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- #15 BW Jack Shore (16-1, 5-1 UFC) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (17-8, 7-6 UFC)

Shore grabs Amirkhani and pushes him against the fence right away. Amirkhani reverses position. Amirkhani with some knees to the body. They separate. Amirkhani with a nice jab. Amirkhani gets a takedown and is in the guard of Shore. They scramble and Amirkhani is able to remain on top. Amirkhani staying on top and in control as the round ends. 10-9 Amirkhani.

They both try for a takedown to start the second and then trade on the feet. Shore with a combo and they clinch. Shore lands the jab after both miss on takedown attempts. Shore lands a right hand. Shore landing with more volume. Shore gets a takedown. Shore is in control from the top and is able to get the back. Shore locks in a rear-naked choke and Amirkhani taps. What a finish from Shore.

Official Result- Jack Shore def. Makwan Amirkhani by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:27 of Round 2

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> Middleweights- #4 Marvin Vettori (18-5-1, 8-4-1 UFC) vs. #9 Roman Dolidze (12-1, 6-1 UFC)

Vettori landing a lot of leg kicks early on and lands a body kick as well. Dolidze lands a big flurry against the fence. Vettori lands a combo. They continue to trade and Vettori is getting the better of the exchanges. Dolidze with a leg kick followed by a right hand. Vettori with a leg kick. They have a timeout for a clash of heads. They get back to action and Dolidze lands some hard body kicks. Vettori with some left hands. Dolidze with a right hand. He rocks Vettori with some right hands. Vettori lands a right hand. Dolidze with some more right hands and lands a knee. They trade at the end. 10-9 Dolidze.

Dolidze landing more to start the second but Vettori now starting to land the left hand. Vettori with a body kick then some leg kicks. Dolidze with a right hand to the body. They trade punches. Dolidze with a right hand. Vettori with a leg kick. Vettori with the jab and a couple of leg kicks. Vettori landing with more volume in the second as Dolidze has slowed down. Dolidze lands a right hand but Vettori lands more at the end including a nice left hand. 10-9 Vettori, 19-19.

Both throwing body kicks as Vettori lands a couple of jabs. Dolidze with a right hand. Vettori with a leg kick. Dolidze lands a right hand. Dolidze with a flurry against the fence. They both land inside the pocket. Dolidze with a combo. Dolidze lands some hard punches. They trade inside the pocket as Vettori lands some leg kicks. Vettori lands a nice combo. They trade and Dolidze lands against the fence. Vettori with a body kick. They trade big shots late. Very close fight. 10-9 Dolidze, 29-28 Dolidze.

Official Result- Marvin Vettori def. Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

*Breaking- Anderson Silva has just been announced for the 2023 UFC Hall of Fame class

> Women's Flyweights- #8 Jennifer Maia (20-9-1, 5-5 UFC) vs. #12 Casey O'Neill (9-0, 4-0 UFC)

Maia landing a lot of punches to start the first and lands a big combination. O'Neill lands some punches. They trade punches. Maia lands the jab and O'Neill fires one back. They trade combinations. O'Neill goes for a takedown but Maia defends and lands on the break. Maia with a combination. They trade late. Lots of output by both in the first. 10-9 Maia.

Both are landing a lot to start the second. O'Neill is pressing forward and landing some good right hands. They trade combinations in close range. Both are landing with a lot of volume. O'Neill continues to press forward and is landing solid right hands. O'Neill with a hard right hand and Maia lands a counter combo. They continue to land with O'Neill landing some right hands and a nice body kick. O'Neill with a big jab at the end. Close round. 10-9 Maia, 20-18 Maia.

They trade to start the third and Maia pushes O'Neill against the fence. They break and Maia lands a jab. Maia with a combo. O'Neill is landing slightly more in this round. Maia lands a right hand. O'Neill with a leg kick as they trade punches. O'Neill with a combo. They trade inside the pocket. They trade late. Good fight. 10-9 O'Neill, 29-28 Maia.

Official Result- Jennifer Maia def. Casey O'Neill by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

> Welterweights- Gunnar Nelson (18-5-1, 9-5 UFC) vs. Bryan Barberena (18-9, 9-7 UFC)

Barberena lands some leg kicks. Nelson lands a right hand as he rushes in. Nelson gets a takedown and is working from the half-guard. Nelson landing elbows from the top. Nelson gets the full mount and lands some elbows then locks in an armbar and Barberena taps! What a showing from Nelson!

Official Result- Gunnar Nelson def. Bryan Barberena by submission (armbar) at 4:51 of Round 1

> Lightweights- #3 Justin Gaethje (23-4, 6-4 UFC) vs. #6 Rafael Fiziev (12-1, 6-1 UFC)

Gaethje with a leg kick. Gaethje with a body kick. Fiziev lands a body kick. Fiziev with a leg kick then a left hand. They trade kicks and both land punches in close. Gaethje rocks Fiziev with a right. Fiziev with a body kick. They clinch and Fiziev lands a knee on the break. Gaethje with a left hand. Fiziev with a combo to the body. They trade inside the pocket. Fiziev lands an uppercut. Fiziev with a body kick. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje with a heavy leg kick. Fiziev with a big knee to the body. Gaethje lands a left. 10-9 Fiziev.

Fiziev with a hard body kick then a right hand. Fiziev with a knee to the body. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje lands a head kick. Fiziev with a leg kick. Fiziev with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Gaethje lands a nice combination. Gaethje lands a right hand. He lands another. They trade in close range. Fiziev with a leg kick. Gaethje with a leg kick. Gaethje lands a left hand. Fiziev with a body kick and Gaethje with a left hand. 10-9 Gaethje, 19-19.

Fiziev lands a right hand. They trade and Fiziev lands a hard left hand. Fiziev lands a body kick. They clinch and Gaethje lands a right as they break. Gaethje lands a left hand. Fiziev with a body kick. They trade inside the pocket. Gaethje lands a combo. Gaethje grabs the single leg but lets go. Gaethje lands the jab. Gaethje lands a right hand. Gaethje lands the jab after a combo then lands a big right hand. Gaethje with the jab. Fiziev is bleeding from his face. They trade inside the pocket. Gaethje with the jab. Gaethje with a massive uppercut. Gaethje with another big uppercut. Gaethje gets a late takedown. 10-9 Gaethje, 29-28 Gaethje.

Official Result- Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

> UFC Welterweight Championship- C Leon Edwards (20-3 1 NC, 12-2 1 NC UFC) vs. #1 Kamaru Usman (20-2, 15-1 UFC)

Usman lands to the body. Usman lands the jab. Edwards with some leg kicks. Usman lands a right hand then a jab. Edwards lands a body kick that hurts Usman and follows it with another one. Edwards with a leg kick. Usman shoots for a takedown against the fence but Edwards is defending it. They break. Edwards with more body and leg kicks. 10-9 Edwards.

Edwards with some leg kicks and we have a timeout for a groin strike. They get back to action and Edwards with another leg kick. Edwards with a body kick. Usman lands a jab. They trade and Edwards wobbles Usman with a knee. Usman lands a left hand and then connects to the body. Edwards with a leg kick. Usman lands a nice right hand and then gets a takedown. Usman has the back against the fence. They get to their feet but Usman is landing left hands. They separate. Edwards tries a takedown but Usman easily defends. They get to their feet and trade. Edwards lands a left hand. Edwards with a body kick. Usman lands a right hand. 10-9 Usman, 19-19.

Edwards with some leg kicks. Usman gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Usman pushes it against the fence and tries for a takedown but Edwards grabbed the fence. Herb Dean calls a timeout. Edwards has a point taken away. They get back to action and trade leg kicks. Usman lands the jab. They trade leg kicks. Edwards with a leg kick and it lands low. We have a brief timeout. Edwards with a body kick and Usman was complaining it was low but it wasn't. Edwards lands a knee to the body. Usman lands a jab. Edwards with more kicks as Usman lands a jab. Edwards with a body kick. Usman lands to the body then to the head. Usman pushes it against the fence. 9-9 round due to the point deduction, 28-28.

Edwards lands the jab. Edwards with a leg kick. Edwards with another leg kick. They trade and Usman slips after Edwards lands a leg kick. Usman is able to recover and push it against the fence and they quickly separate. Edwards with a leg kick. Edwards with a left hand. Usman is pressing forward but not doing a ton. Usman goes for a takedown and got it for a second. They get to their feet and Usman goes for another takedown but Edwards is defending against the fence. They break. Usman lands a jab. Edwards with a left hand. Close round. 10-9 Edwards, 38-37 Edwards.

Usman lands a right hand. Edwards with a big body kick. Usman goes for a takedown against the fence but Edwards defends. They break and Edwards lands a flurry. Usman tries for another takedown but Edwards defends again. Usman lands a right hand and goes for the takedown again but Edwards defends and they break. Edwards with a body kick. Usman lands a right hand. Usman gets a takedown. They get to their feet and Edwards lands a knee. Usman lands a right hand and shoots for the takedown. Edwards lands a knee as they break. Edwards with a leg kick. Edwards with a bod kick. Usman lands a right hand. Close fight overall. 10-9 Edwards, 48-46 Edwards.

Official Result- Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47) to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship

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