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UFC 286 will mark the promotion's return to London for the third instance in the past 12 months.
In the headliner, Leon Edwards will defend his welterweight championship against the man he beat for it, Kamaru Usman, in their trilogy fight. The main event will be preceded by a lightweight showdown between top contenders Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev.
Event week promises just as much entertainment as fight night itself, with the press conference being held on Thursday, March 16. It will be free and open to the general public and will be held at Magazine London, 11 Ordnance Cres.
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Doors will open for attendees at 4 PM GMT and the press conference itself starts an hour later at 5 PM GMT. Indian viewers can tune in to the event at 9:30 PM IST and American viewers can do so at 12:00 PM EST.
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The event will feature all four headliners. Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman will reignite their rivalry for a third time and it could get fiesty between the two. Co-main event fighters Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev will round up the fighters scheduled to be at the press event, which can be viewed on a variety of platforms, including YouTube and UFC.com.
Check out all the details on the UFC's website or on the Instagram post below:
Leon Edwards hits back at Kamaru Usman's comments ahead of UFC 286 title clash
Leon Edwards did a fun segment with British GQ ahead of his first title defense and responded to fan questions. He also addressed some of Kamaru Usman's recent comments.
He responded to Usman asserting that he is the better fighter between them on Twitter by referencing his brilliant head-kick knockout at UFC 278, which won him his championship.
'Rocky' wrote:
"You can think what you want to think. The proof is there, in the pudding. Like I said, I'm the champ and that's it. He keeps going around saying, 'We all know who the champ is.' Yeah, the guy that knocked you out. That's who the champ is, you know." [1:11 - 1:21]
Edwards also compared the approaches from both the fighters during their UFC 278 main event clash:
"By kicking him in the head. Not looking past me but I feel like he wasn't as focused as he should be. Being undefeated for eight years, never been taken down with a little bit of arrogance. I think he thought he couldn't be beaten and my sole objective was to go out there and win the fight." [4:37 - 4:51]
Check out the full segment on British GQ's YouTube channel:
