Kamaru Usman puts his welterweight title up for grabs when he rematches Leon Edwards at UFC 278 from Salt Lake City on Aug. 20.
The UFC announced Monday the pay-per view card. It features 12 fights and is taking place at Vivint Arena. This arena also houses the NBA’s Utah Jazz. Official bout orders have not yet been announced.
After their clash back in 2015., Edwards will face Usman in the main event. Usman won unanimously that evening. Edwards had never tasted defeat until that night, when he was undefeated at his next 10 bouts.
In addition to Usman vs. Edwards 2, the UFC also confirmed Jose Aldo will face Merab Dvalishvili in a featured bantamweight matchup on the card as both men work toward a title shot. Aldo has won his past three fights including impressive showings against Marlon “Chito” Vera and Rob Font, while Dvalishvili has picked up seven consecutive wins including a jaw-dropping stoppage against one-time title contender Marlon Moraes in his previous outing.
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold also makes his long awaited return to the cage as he faces Paulo Costa at 185 pounds. The fight was originally expected to take place in July at UFC 277. Rockhold looks to get back on track after back-to-back losses to Jan Blachowicz and Yoel Romero.
Undefeated heavyweight Alexandr Romanov also aims to move up the ranks as he faces Marcin Tybura.
Below you will find the complete card of UFC 278.
Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards – welterweight title fight
Jose Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili
Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa
Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Marcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov
Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon
Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova
Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker
Daniel Lacerda vs. Victor Altamirano
Aoriqileng vs. Jay Perrin
A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa
Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana
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