Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman are set to settle their rivalry.
The welterweight stars efficiently weighed in Friday morning for his or her championship conflict that headlines UFC 286 on Saturday at The O2 in London. That is the third assembly general between Edwards and Usman, with each fighters proudly owning one win within the collection.
Usman defeated Edwards by unanimous choice when the 2 had been simply making a reputation for themselves again in 2015. Seven years later, Edwards received his revenge, defeating Usman through a surprising head kick knockout at UFC 278 this previous August to finish Usman’s unbeaten streak and declare the UFC welterweight title.
It was Usman who stepped to the dimensions first on Friday, hitting championship weight at 170 kilos on the dot. Edwards later did the identical. See highlights of their weigh-ins beneath.
Two-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington additionally efficiently made weight as a backup for Saturday’s primary occasion.
The lone hiccup on the official weigh-ins got here courtesy of Malcolm Gordon, the second fighter to weigh in. Gordon stepped to the dimensions at 129.5 kilos, lacking the flyweight restrict by 3.5 kilos (together with a one-pound allowance for non-title fights). His bout with Jake Hadley (126) will proceed as a catchweight with Gordon forfeiting 30 % of his purse as penalty.
Take a look at the UFC 286 weigh-in outcomes beneath.
Important Card (ESPN+ PPV at 5 p.m. ET)
Leon Edwards (170) vs. Kamaru Usman (170)
Justin Gaethje (156) vs. Rafael Fiziev (156)
Gunnar Nelson (170) vs. Bryan Barberena (171)
Jennifer Maia (126) vs. Casey O’Neill (125)
Marvin Vettori (185.5) vs. Roman Dolidze (186)
Preliminary Card (ESPNews / ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET)
Jack Shore (146) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (146)
Chris Duncan (156) vs. Omar Morales (156)
Sam Patterson (155.5) vs. Yanal Ashmoz (155)
Muhammad Mokaev (126) vs. Jafel Filho (125.5)
Preliminary Card (ESPN+ / UFC Struggle Cross at 1 p.m. ET)
Lerone Murphy (145.5) vs. Gabriel Santos (145.5)
Christian Leroy Duncan (185.5) vs. Dusko Todorovic (186)
Malcolm Gordon (129.5)* vs. Jake Hadley (126)
Joanne Wood (126) vs. Luana Carolina (126)
Jai Herbert (156) vs. Ludovit Klein (156)
Juliana Miller (125.5) vs. Veronica Hardy (125.5)
Backup for primary occasion: Colby Covington (170)
*Gordon missed weight. His bout with Jake Hadley will proceed as a catchweight with Gordon forfeiting 30 % of his purse as penalty
