UFC 278 Live Stream. Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight title in a rematch with Leon Edwards this weekend, as the pair headline UFC 278 in Utah.
Usman (20-1) is on a 19-fight winning streak, with Edwards (19-3, 1 no contest) already losing to the Nigerian-American in that run. In 2015, four years before he became champion, Usman outclassed the Brit, who responded impressively with a nine-fight winning streak of his own to finally earn the title.
Usman, 35, last competed in November, picking up a second win over Colby Covington to retain the belt for a fifth successful title defense in a row. In fact, the “Nigerian Nightmare” not only retained gold twice against Covington, but also twice against Jorge Masvidal. Usman claimed he was “overwhelming” the opposition and a second win against Edwards would drive that point home.
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Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight title in a rematch with Leon Edwards this weekend, as the pair headline UFC 278 in Utah.
Usman (20-1) is on a 19-fight winning streak, with Edwards (19-3, 1 no contest) already losing to the Nigerian-American in that run. In 2015, four years before he became champion, Usman outclassed the Brit, who responded impressively with a nine-fight winning streak of his own to finally earn the title.
Usman, 35, last competed in November, picking up a second win over Colby Covington to retain the belt for a fifth successful title defense in a row. In fact, the “Nigerian Nightmare” not only retained gold twice against Covington, but also twice against Jorge Masvidal. Usman claimed he was “overwhelming” the opposition and a second win against Edwards would drive that point home.
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Edwards, 30, meanwhile, last fought in June 2021 and survived a late scare to overcome Nate Diaz after dominating the fan favorite for the best part of five rounds. If the Birmingham-born fighter can beat Usman here in Jamaica, he will become the second British UFC champion in history.
Here’s everything you need to know about UFC 278.
When is it?
UFC 278 takes place at Vivint Arena in Salk Lake City, Utah on Saturday, August 20.
The first qualifiers begin at 23:00 BST (15:00 CT, 5:00 CT, 18:00 ET), with the preliminary round to follow at 1:00 BST on Sunday 21 August (17:00 PT, 19:00 CT, 8 p.m. ET on Saturday).
The main card then begins at 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT, 9pm CT, 10pm ET on Saturday).
How can I track it?
The card will be broadcast live on BT Sport in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the matches.
In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live, as will UFC’s Fight Pass.
Full card
Main card
Kamaru Usman (C) vs Leon Edwards 2 (welterweight title)
Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold (Middleweight)
Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili (bantamweight
Marcin Tybura vs Alexander Romanov (Heavyweight)
Tyson Pedro vs Harry Hunsucker (Light Heavyweight)
Preliminaries
Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon (Lightweight)
Wu Yanan vs Lucie Pudilová (Women’s Bantamweight)
Sean Woodson vs Luis Saldana (Featherweight)
Initial preliminaries
AJ Fletcher vs Ange Loosa (Welterweight)
Amir Albazi vs Francisco Figueiredo (flyweight)
