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UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 on BT Sport Box Office

March 8, 2023

On March 18th, fight fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office.

UFC 286, which takes place at The O2 in London, will be a chance for MMA fans in the UK and Ireland to tune in to a UFC pay-per-view event in a primetime slot, with the main card broadcast live from 9pm on BT Sport Box Office

The UFC 286 main event will see Birmingham’s Leon Edwards defend his UFC welterweight title against former champion Kamaru Usman, in a trilogy bout. The previous fight saw Edwards produce a sensational fifth round knockout at UFC 278 in Salt Lake City, in one of the most iconic moments in British UFC history.

The co-main event features former interim champion Justin Gaethje, taking on Rafael Fiziev, who cemented his status as a top ten fighter in the lightweight division with a knockout of Rafael Dos Anjos in his last fight. The main card is rounded off by Scotland’s Joanne Wood taking on Brazil’s Luana Carolina in a flyweight bout, plus Marvin Vettori takes on Roman Dolidze in a matchup between two top 10 middleweights.

In the build-up to the main event, fans can watch the official UFC 286 Weigh In, live on BT Sport 4 from 8:45 am on March 17th. On March 18th, Adam Catterall, Nick Peet and UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall will present live coverage of the late prelims on BT Sport 1 from 7-9pm, before the main card starts from 9pm, exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office.

UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3, will cost £19.95 in the UK and can be watched through BT TV, Virgin TV and Sky or online via the web or the BT Sport Box Office App. You do not need to be a BT Sport subscriber to buy this event.

  • Sky customers can purchase BT Sport Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control
  • Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV360 set-top-box should visit the Live Events section
  • BT TV customers can go to channel 494/495 and pay using their remote control.
  • Viewers wanting to watch the fight online can watch via the BT Sport Box Office App, customers can choose to watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay.
  • EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or via the BT Sport Box Office App can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill.
  • Customers in the Republic of Ireland can purchase BT Sport Box Office via Sky for €29.99 or €34.99 (on the day)

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