Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman III: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman fight for the third time in the UFC. The trilogy bout is for the UFC Welterweight title. The fighters have won one fight each, with the champion scoring a massive upset over "The Nigerian Nightmare" last August at Salt Lake City, Utah, to win the title. In their first fight in December 2015, Usman won by unanimous decision as a debutant. The British champion will defend his title in the main event of UFC 286 at the O2 Arena in London this Saturday night. He was losing on the judges' cards in Utah before springing a fifth-round strike that floored Kamaru Usman, snapping his 19-match win streak.

MMA: UFC Welterweight championship

Location: O2 Arena, London

Where to watch: PPV

Date: 19.3.2023, 00:00

The British champions debuted in the UFC in 2014. He amassed a formidable record in the 170lb class and finally won the championship last year. He went 425 days without activity post-pandemic before booking fights against Belal Mohammed and Nate Diaz in 2021. Edwards secured a unanimous decision against Nate Diaz in May 202. In August 2022, he upset Usman to finally win the 170lbs title in a Performance of the night. Edwards is unbeaten since dropping the decision against Usman in 2015.

• Age: 30;
• Height: 6' 0";
• Weight: 170 lb;
• Reach: 74";
• Total fights: 23;
• Record: 20-3-1

Right, for him, the fight was going his way... I can't see him in the space of five-six months now being a totally different fighter, I just can't see it happening... A knockout affects everyone differently. He's right now 35-36 years old, coming off a knockout and fighting the same guy [who] just knocked him out, so let's see how he comes back and how he reacts.

Leon Edwards

Usman has been fighting all his career. Before turning to mixed martial arts, he was a former freestyle and folk-style wrestler. He debuted in the UFC against Leon Edwards, defeating him via a unanimous decision. In 2019 he dethroned Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 to become the UFC Welterweight champion after dominating the five-round slugfest. Attempting to make his sixth title defense on August 20, 2022, at UFC 278, Usman entered the fight as a massive favorite, while oddsmakers saw Leon Edwards as a 4.00 underdog. Usman lost the fight and title via knockout late in the fifth round, marking Usman's second professional loss and first in the UFC. In 2021, the 35-year-old gained the honor of being the first person to knock out Jorge Masvidal.

• Age: 35;
• Height: 6' 0";
• Weight: 170 lb;
• Reach: 76";
• Total fights: 21;
• Record: 20-2-0

Leon Edwards is still a massive underdog for the match at 3.00 odds on Bet365. The former champ is 1.40 odds to win on the sportsbook. Under 4.5 rounds is priced at 2.4 odds on 1xbet. A decision win for Usman is at 2.1 odds on Coinplay.