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UFC 286 Reaction: Leon Edwards Silences the Doubters and (Apparently) Colby Covington Is Next? Plus, Justin Gaethje Wins a War

UFC 286 Reaction: Leon Edwards Silences the Doubters and (Apparently) Colby Covington Is Next? Plus, Justin Gaethje Wins a War

The Ringer MMA Show

March 19, 20231h 9mExplicit

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Show Notes

Tonight in front of a raucous sold-out London crowd, beloved British fighter Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman again, ending all doubts as to whether Edwards’s UFC 278 headkick knockout was a fluke.

And in this special UFC 286 reaction podcast, Ariel Helwani and Petesy Carroll break it all down, discussing:

  • Edwards’s stellar performance, his improvement since UFC 278, and the champ's noticeable boost in confidence (3:38)
  • Colby Covington’s cage-side appearance and whether he legitimately deserves the next welterweight title shot over the likes of Belal Muhammad, Gilbert Burns, Jorge Masvidal, and Shavkat Rakhmonov (10:54)
  • The controversial scorecards in the Justin Gaethje - Rafael Fiziev fight and whether the judges were right to score the fight for Gaethje (28:18)
  • If Edwards - Covington is the fight to make like Dana White says it is … then who wins? (39:35)


Plus, Gunnar Nelson lives up to his potential (36:24), Jennifer Maia hands Casey O'Neill her first UFC loss (42:18), Jack Shore gets back in the win column (43:20), Muhammad Mokaev somehow pulls off an astonishing victory (48:58), and Veronica Hardy impresses in her first Octagon appearance since 2020 (53:07).

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Hosts: Ariel Helwani, Petesy Carroll

Producer: Troy Farkas

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