Check out the fight card and bout order for UFC 278.
The UFC’s final event of the month is a pay-per-view in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 20th. In the main event, Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight title against Leon Edwards, who’s unbeaten in his last ten fights. The last time Edwards lost was back in 2015, when he dropped a three-round decision to none other than Kamaru Usman.
In co-main event action, former Strikeforce and UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold returns to the cage for the first time since 2019, and awaiting him will be the heavy hands of former UFC title challenger Paulo Costa. Perhaps the most compelling fight on the entire card is a men’s bantamweight bout between legendary ex-UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and rising star Merab Dvalishvili, with the winner moving one step closer to a title shot.
Here’s the full fight card for UFC 278:
Main Card (10 PM ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards
Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa
Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Marcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov
Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker
Preliminary Card (8 PM ET, ABC/ESPN/ESPN+)
Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon
Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova
Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana
Miranda Maverick vs. Shanna Young
Preliminary Card (6 PM ET, ESPN/ESPN+)
A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa
Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Aoriqileng vs. Jay Perrin
Daniel Lacerda vs. Victor Altamirano