The trilogy bout is set for March in London, where the former and current welterweight champions will meet to settle the score.
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UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards makes his first title defense on Saturday, March 18 in London at the O2 Arena, headlining UFC 286 against former champ—and the man he defeated for the belt last August—Kamaru Usman.
Long rumored to be the marquee bout in London, it is now official.