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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 20, 2022, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Fight card
Main card
Welterweight Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Leon Edwards Welterweight Championship
Middleweight Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold
Bantamweight José Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Women's Bantamweight Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilová
Light Heavyweight Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Heavyweight Marcin Tybura vs. Alexander Romanov
Lightweight Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon
Featherweight Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldaña
Welterweight A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa
Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Bantamweight Aori Qileng vs. Jay Perrin
Flyweight Daniel Lacerda vs. Victor Altamirano
Background
The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Salt Lake City, following UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres in August 2016.
A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015 where Usman defeated Edwards by unanimous decision.
A middleweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former title challenger Paulo Costa was expected to take place at UFC 277. However, the bout was postponed to this event due to unknown reasons.
A flyweight bout between Victor Altamirano and Jake Hadley was scheduled for this event. However, after Hadley pulled out of the bout due to injury he was replaced by Daniel Lacerda.
A women's flyweight between Miranda Maverick and Shanna Young was scheduled for the event. However, the bout was cancelled on the day of the weigh-ins due to Young being hospitalized for weight cutting issues.
Aug 20 - Updated fight card & background
