Leon Edwards has been waiting with patience for his shot at the UFC welterweight title. Now, he features a probability to win a title whereas conjointly avenging a loss against champion Kamaru Usman. UFC 278 takes place on Gregorian calendar month. twenty within Utah’s Vivint Arena.
A three-time NCAA DII All-American, Usman had a race record with over thirty five wins. He created his MMA debut in 2012. once losing the second fight of his professional career, Usman has won nineteen in an exceedingly row. He beat Tyron Woodley in 2019 for the UFC welterweight title. Usman has defended the belt 5 times. “The Nigerian Nightmare” beat Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal doubly, and beat Gilbert Burns via KO.
Usman won his last fight against Covington in November with a unanimous decision. He has been recovering from surgery since November.
He debuted on his pro MMA career in 2011, and today he is the current champion of BAMMA welterweight division. Jeff also joined the UFC back in 2014, but he only had one fight with them before moving over to Bellator. He went 11-1 since his debut at UFC.
The UFC card last week ended with a shocking upset when Rocky Barboza lost to Usman. Previously, he had gone on an impressive win streak that included victories against Vicente Luque, Bryan Barbarena, Donald Cerrone, and Rafael dos Anjos.
The last time “Edwards” fought was in June ’21, beating Nate Diaz at UFC 263. There were plans for Edwards to fight Khamzat Chimaev in 2020 and ’21 but these were cancelled due to complications with COVID-19.
When is UFC 278
The UFC 278 takes place on Aug. 20. The FIGHT PASS prelims will begin shortly after 6 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ PPV fights at 10 p.m. ET and the main card starting at 12:15 a.m. ET on the same service.
UFC 278 fight card
- Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards for the UFC welterweight title
- Jose Aldo vs Merab Dvalishvili: Bantamweights
- Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold: Middleweights
- Amir Albazi vs Francisco Figueiredo: Flyweights
- Marcin Tybura vs Alexandr Romanov: Heavyweights
