Tomás Yelmini
The capital of England will have the honor of hosting one of the most anticipated fights of recent times. A true classic of the mixed martial arts will take place at the O2 Arena in London, an ideal setting for the culmination of this duel’s trilogy. Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman will be a fight in which the former will put the welterweight title he took from his opponent just seven months ago at stake.
It will be the main card’s most important fight that features four other clashes, and a card that also has several preliminary bouts. Edwards and Usman have met twice inside the octagon, and each came away with a victory.
Without further introduction, JefeBet brings you the betting preview, odds, and predictions for the fight between Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman, the third clash between two of the UFC’s top welterweights, with the title on the line in the London octagon.
Betting Preview for UFC 286 Featuring Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman on Saturday, March 18, 2023
- Where: O2 Arena – London, England
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 4:00 PM E.T.
- Odds: Leon Edwards (+195) vs Kamaru Usman (-250)
Odds provided by Unibet.
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Leon Edwards
- Odds: +195
- Record: 20-3-0
- Age: 31
- Height: 1.88 m
- Weight: 77 kg
- Reach: 188 cm
Leon Edwards, the man who shocked the world, only had two losses in the beginning of his UFC journey. The first was on his 2014 debut against Brazilian Claudio Silva; the second, against no other than Usman in 2015. From that point, he went on a ten-fight unbeaten streak. This includes, of course, the last victory, in which he knocked Usman out with a tremendous kick and took the welterweight title from him.
Edwards has a 50% win rate before the cards: of the 20 wins, 3 were by submission, and 7 by KO. He will have the public on his side, as he was born in Jamaica but lives in Birmingham, England.
Kamaru Usman
- Odds: -250
- Record: 20-2-0
- Age: 35
- Height: 1.83 m
- Weight: 77 kg
- Reach: 193 cm
Kamaru Usman enters enemy territory in an attempt to regain his title against UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. A tremendous head kick deprived the Nigerian of a sure victory in August, when he was ahead of Edwards on the scorecards, and less than a minute away from tying Anderson Silva’s UFC record of 16 consecutive wins. However, he suffered an instant knockout.
Usman will have to settle for all-time second place behind Silva, but is favored to regain the world title.
JefeBet Prediction
Of course, history shows that anything can happen when Edwards and Usman face each other. However, the Nigerian will come out with more caution so as not to be surprised like last time, and his best fighting style will be the one that prevails in this exciting bout. JefeBet believes that Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman has a great candidate for the win.
Prediction: Kamaru Usman wins by unanimous decision
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