Watch Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman give one final look as Dana White pulls the duo apart before the UFC 286 trilogy.

LEON EDWARDS and Kamaru Usman engaged in another heated confrontation 24 hours before the highly anticipated battle of the trilogy.

Reigning welterweight champion Edwards will defend his straps against the Nigerian Nightmare on Saturday night. Main event of UFC 286 in London.

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Edwards, 31, ended the reigning reign of the former pound-for-pound king at a staggering 170 pounds. Hail Mary Headkick KO in the fifth round of the showdown UFC 278 August last year.

The two initially respected each other in the wake of a historic moment, but that changed after that.

At Thursday’s heated press conference, the two exchanged verbal jabs, followed by a tense stare.

And they performed the ceremony weigh-in at the O2 Arena on Friday night.

Fans attending O2 heightened tension between the pair.

Usman35, he had to endure a chorus of boos as he stepped on the scales, though he piled on hatred.

“Rocky, Rocky, Rocky” shouts echoed throughout the arena. Edwards Tilted the scale of the final format before the match.

And while the noise level in the arena reached a frenetic pitch as the pair tried to butt noses, the UFC president Dana White I kept them from getting too close.

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A skilful southpaw, Edwards is brimming with confidence heading into his first title defense, which he believes could lead to the end of Usman’s career.

“I think something is already out in the open with his mentality and the way he moves, and I’m going to add to that.

“Whether or not he retires is up to him.

“I heard he flew a stylist here, but our mentality is in two different places.

“I feel like he’s about to get out. I’m going to open that door and give him another avenue to follow his fashion dreams and whatever he wants to do.”

He added: “When I went into a fight, I thought he was never going to be knocked down, injured or knocked out.

“I think he found something to grab onto. Who cares, he won the battle.

“It’s the only thing that matters when it’s said and done.

“Even on my worst day and worst performance, I still knocked him out, so the winner wins.”