UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 airs live on PPV from The O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday March 18, which makes it Sunday March 19 in Australia. MMA event features a series of bouts headlined by the five-round championship clash.
On the top of fight card, England’s current welterweight champion Leon Edwards (20-3) defends his title against Nigeria’s former champion Kamaru Usman (20-2). The pair squares off for the third time. Usman came out victorious from their first non-title bout in December 2015 by unanimous decision. Edwards took the revenge and became a new champion by knockout in the fifth round in August 2022.
In the co-main event, American former interim lightweight champion and No. 3-ranked Justin Gaethje (23-4) takes on No. 6-ranked Rafael Fiziev (12-1) of Azerbaijan. Among other bouts featured on the UFC 286 fight card, Bryan Barberena (18-9) of the United States faces Gunnar Nelson (18-5-1) of Iceland at welterweight, Brazil’s Jennifer Maia (20-9-1) meets unbeaten Casey O’Neill (9-0) of Australia at women’s flyweight and Georgia’s Roman Dolidze (12-1) duels Italy’s Marvin Vettori (18-6-1) at middleweight. The full fight card can be found below.
UFC 286 start time in USA, Edwards vs Usman 3
MMA fans in the United States can watch UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 live stream on ESPN+ PPV. The date is Saturday, March 18. The time is 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT.
The PPV price is $79.99. The PPV Package (PPV and ESPN+ Annual) is $124.98, and then $99.99 per year.
The preliminary card begins at 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT, following the early prelims kicking off at 1 pm ET / 10 am PT live stream on ESPN+.
UFC 286 start time in Australia, Edwards vs Usman 3
MMA fans in Australia can watch UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 live stream on Main Event on Kayo. The date is Sunday, March 19. The start time is 8 am AEDT / 5 am AWST.
The PPV cost is $59.95. No separate Kayo subscription required to purchase this PPV.
The preliminary card starts at 6 am AEDT / 3 am AWST, following the early prelims beginning at 4 am AEDT / 1 am AWST live stream on UFC Fight Pass and Kayo.
UFC 286 fight card
The full UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 fight card looks as the following:
Main card
- Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman – Edwards’ UFC welterweight title
- Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev
- Gunnar Nelson vs. Bryan Barberena
- Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O’Neill
- Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Preliminary card
- Jack Shore vs. Makwan Amirkhani
- Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales
- Sam Patterson vs. Yanal Ashmoz
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jafel Filho
Early preliminary card
- Lerone Murphy vs. Gabriel Santos
- Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Dusko Todorovic
- Malcolm Gordon vs. Jake Hadley
- Joanne Wood vs. Luana Carolina
- Jai Herbert vs. Ludovit Klein
- Juliana Miller vs. Veronica Macedo
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