UFC President Dana White announced on Sunday that Leon Edwards will defend his welterweight title against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 in the O2 Arena in London on March 18.
The Jamaica native was down on the cards going into the fifth and final round with Usman in August before knocking him out with under one minute left.
Usman had won 19 straight fights before falling to Edwards. A win in that August bout would have tied him with Anderson Silva for the UFC record winning streak. The Nigerian-born fighter, who lives in Florida and trains out of Colorado, had five successful welterweight title defenses, tying him for second-most ever in the UFC 170-pound division with Matt Hughes. For his career, he is 20-2 with nine knockouts and one submission.ESPN has Usman ranked No. 3 and Edwards ranked No.
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