Kamaru Usman goes for title defense No. 6 at UFC 278.
The main UFC Aug. 20 card has been announced , with Usman fighting Leon Edwards for his welterweight title in the headliner. This fight is a replay of the December 2015 match that Usman won unanimously.
Usman is currently the No. 1 welterweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings and the No. 2 fighter in the Pound-for-Pound Rankings. This is his second win in a row, having defeated Colby Covington by unanimous decision at UFC 268 last November. It was a win that extended his unbeaten streak to 19 consecutive fights.
Edwards has not lost since dropping that decision to Usman, going 10 straight appearances without a loss. He holds recent wins over Nate Diaz, Rafael dos Anjos, and Gunnar Nelson.
In the UFC 278 co-main event, one-time middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa welcomes former UFC champion Luke Rockhold back to the octagon. Costa looks to end a 2-fight skid while Rockhold returns for the first time since July 2019..
Also on the main card, No. 5 Jose Aldo takes on No. 6 Merab Dvalishvili in a bout that could determine the next challenger for the UFC bantamweight title.
UFC 278 takes place Aug. 20 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
See the complete card.
Main card (ESPN+ pay per-view at 10. p.m. ET)
Kamaru Uman vs. Leon Edwards
Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold
Jose Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili
Marcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov
Tyson Pedro Vs. Harry Hunsucker
Preliminary Card (ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ at 8:00 p.m. ET)
Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon
Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova
Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana
Miranda Maverick vs. Shanna Young
Early Prelims (ESPN, ESPN+ at 6:00 p.m. ET)
A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa
Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Aoriqileng vs. Jay Perrin
Daniel Da Silva vs. Victor Altamirano
