Despite being a belt, Leon Edwards was underestimated than Kamaru Usman in the rematch that took place at O2 Stadium, London, England. The landlord entered the game with good tactics, mainly against the Take Down rival. In the first half, he had many high kicks towards the Nigerian boxer. However, the effort to kick the opponent's head as what was done 6 months ago was overlooked, so Edwards no longer created surprises.
In the second half, Usman was a better battle when continuously forced Edwards to close to the fence. However, he still could not give familiar fingers. Edwards supported the opponent's Take Down efforts.
In the third half, Leon Edwards had a good game, but once had to cling to the cage to fight against the opponent Take Down. This behavior of the British was punished by an arbitrator, but the British boxer did not be too hesitant to believe that he was having an advantage.
The fourth half took place with the advantage for Edwards. Usman tried to pull the opponent to the floor many times but failed, was underestimated by the referee. Edwards knows how to keep the upper door game to receive good scores from the referees. Unable to attack the battlefield, Usman moved to fight, but the punches were not enough damage. In the 5th half, Edwards held a very good position to win the final thanks to the referee's decision.
In another fascinating match, Justin Gaethje won Rafael Fiziev by the referee's decision. The American boxer overwhelms in the third half and caused Fiziev's head to be bloody with straight punches and punches. Meanwhile, Gunnar Nelson is the only one in the main matches to quickly win his opponent. He had a successful Armbar phase against Bryan Barberena in the first half.
UFC results 286
Sell class – Leon Edwards won Kamaru Usman with an arbitration decision (48–46, 48–46, 47–47)
Lightweight – Justin Gaethje won the Rafael Fiziev with an arbitration decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–28)
Seller – Gunnar Nelson won Bryan Barberena with Submission (Armbar) – 4:51 Hiep 1
Women's Flies – Jennifer Maia Thang Casey O'Neill with the consensus (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
Middle -class – Marvin Vettori won Roman Dolidze with an arbitration decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Preliminary Card
Feather – Jack Shore won Makwan Amirkhani with Submission (Rear -Naked Choke) – 4:27 Hiep 2
Lightweight – Chris Duncan won Omar Morales with an arbitration decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
Lightweight – Yanal Ashmoz won Sam Patterson with Knock Out – 1:15 Hiep 1
Feather Class – Muhammad Mokaev won Jafel Filho with Submission (Neck Crank) – 4:32 Hiep 3
Early Preliminary Card
Feather class – Lerone Murphy won Gabriel Santos with an arbitration decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
Middle -class – Christian Leroy Duncan Thang Duško Todorović with Knock Out Technical – 1:52 Hiep 1
Catchweight (129.5 LB) – Jake Hadley won Malcolm Gordon with Knock out technical (punching) – 1:01 Hales 1
Women's Flies – Joanne Wood Thang Luana Carolina with an arbitration decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
Lightweight – Jai Herbert Hoa ľudovit Klein Draw (29–27, 28–28, 28–28)
Women's Ringers – Veronica Hardy won Juliana Miller with an arbitration decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)