UFC 286 features 16 different nationalities among the fighters and reinforces the globalization of MMA; check out

O2 arena welcomes the UFC 286 this Saturday (18). Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @theo2

The star card of UFC 286 will give further proof that, in fact, MMA has become a global sport. In the octagon set up at the O2 Arena, in London (ING), 30 athletes from 16 different nationalities will pass, with England and Brazil leading with seven and four fighters, respectively. See the countries that will have representatives at the event next Saturday (18).

Scheduled to take place on British soil, the UFC 286 will feature seven representatives from England. Leon edwards, Sam Patterson, Muhammad Mokayev, Lerone murphy, Christian Leroy, Jake Hadley and Jai Hebert will have the responsibility of cheering the English present in the arena.

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Directly from Brazil, Jennifer maia, Jafel Filho, Gabriel Santos and Luan Carolina will be the four responsible for defending the 'Brazilian Squadron' in the UFC 286.

Other countries represented will be Scotland (Joanne Wood, Chris Duncan and Casey O'Neill); U.S (Justin gaethje, Juliana Miller and Bryan Barbarena); Finland (Markwan Amirkhani); Italy (Marvin vettori); Iceland (Gunnar Nelson); Wales (Jack shore); Israel (Yanal Ashmoz); Canada (Malcolm Gordon); Slovakia (L'udovit Klein); Venezuela (Veronica macedo e Omar Morales); Serbia (Dusko Todorovic); Georgia (Roman Dolidze); Azerbaijan (Raphael Fiziev) and Nigeria (Kamaru Usman).

In the main fight UFC 286, the English Leon edwards will put his welterweight belt on the line against the Nigerian Kamaru Usman. The two athletes are looking for a tiebreaker after a victory for each side.