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Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has dismissed the notion that Leon Edwards got “lucky,” at least not in the way that many are suggesting. In what will no doubt be a sure-fire contender for Upset of the Year come the end of 202…
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has dismissed the notion that Leon Edwards got “lucky,” at least not in the way that many are suggesting. In what will no doubt be a sure-fire contender for Upset of the Year come the end of 2022, Jamaican-born Brit Edwards ended the reign of Usman in the UFC…
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UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards feels that Kamaru Usman has taken an unusual approach to the UFC 278 aftermath. Edwards pulled off the come-from-behind upset over Usman at UFC 278 just weeks ago in Salt Lake City. He rallied from a few rounds do…
UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards feels that Kamaru Usman has taken an unusual approach to the UFC 278 aftermath. Edwards pulled off the come-from-behind upset over Usman at UFC 278 just weeks ago in Salt Lake City. He rallied from a few rounds down to catch Usman with a head kick with less than a…
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Disclosed salaries following last month’s UFC 278 event in Salt Lake City, Utah have surfaced ahead of the organization’s pay-per-view return this weekend, with now-former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman scoring a disclosed $500,000 payday in his headlining fight against newly-minted titleholder, Leon Edwards. Taking main event honors at the Vivint Arena in the promotion’s return […]
Disclosed salaries following last month’s UFC 278 event in Salt Lake City, Utah have surfaced ahead of the organization’s pay-per-view return this weekend, with now-former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman scoring a disclosed $500,000 payday in his headlining fight against newly-minted titleholder, Leon Edwards.
Taking main event honors at the Vivint Arena in the promotion’s return to Salt Lake City, Kamaru Usman, who attempted to secure his sixth successful defense of the welterweight title, suffered a brutal fifth round high kick knockout loss to challenger, Edwards, in a massive rallying performance from the Birmingham native.
In the night’s co-headliner, former middleweight title chaser, Paulo Costa turned in a memorable back-and-forth clash with the returning, and since retiring former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold – landing a unanimous decision victory.
As per an initial report from MMA Fighting reporter, Steven Marrocco, Usman led the line for total disclosed payouts at UFC 278 last month in Utah, netting himself $500,000 for his efforts in the night’s headliner, with neither himself nor Edwards receiving win bonuses – with both likely sharing pay-per-view points as a result.
Below, find an entire list of both main card and preliminary card fighter payouts from UFC 278 in August.
Main Card:
Kamaru Usman ($500,000) (no win bonus) – Leon Edwards ($350,000) (no win bonus)
Paulo Costa ($65,000 and $65,000 win bonus) – Luke Rockhold ($200,000)
Merab Dvalishvili ($99,000 and $99,000 win bonus) – Jose Aldo ($400,000)
Lucie Pudilova ($23,000 and $23,000 win bonus) – Wu Yanan ($20,000)
Tyson Pedro ($43,000 and $43,000 win bonus) – Harry Hunsucker ($12,000)
Preliminary Card:
Marcin Tybura ($120,000 and $120,000 win bonus) – Alexandr Romanov ($36,000)
Jared Gordon ($47,000 and $47,000 win bonus) – Leonardo Santos ($44,000)
Sean Woodson ($24,000) – Luis Saldana ($14,000)
Ange Loosa ($12,000 and $12,000 win bonus) – A.J. Fletcher ($10,000)
Early Preliminary Card:
Amir Albazi ($16,000 and $16,000 win bonus) – Francisco Figueiredo ($14,000)
Aoriqileng ($12,000 and $12,000 win bonus) – Jay Perrin ($12,000)
Victor Altamirano ($10,000 and $10,000 win bonus) – Daniel Lacerda ($10,000)
Former UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman recently admitted how a wave of relief washed over him following his UFC 278 title loss to Leon Edwards last month in Salt Lake City, however, the newly-minted titleholder has his reservations regarding the sincerity of the Auchi native’s words, and happiness since losing gold. Edwards, who headlined UFC […]
Former UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman recently admitted how a wave of relief washed over him following his UFC 278 title loss to Leon Edwards last month in Salt Lake City, however, the newly-minted titleholder has his reservations regarding the sincerity of the Auchi native’s words, and happiness since losing gold.
Edwards, who headlined UFC 278 last month in Utah against two-time foe, Usman, managed to avenge a prior December 2015 unanimous decision loss to the defending welterweight champion with a rallying, fifth round knockout success – courtesy of a stunning left high kick.
In the time since, the Birmingham native has been linked with an immediate title trilogy rubber match against Usman in the U.K. next year – in what would come as a blockbuster homecoming for the new titleholder.
Speaking rather openly on his title loss and first career knockout defeat against Edwards last month, Usman revealed during numerous interviews how he was never really attached to the undisputed welterweight title, and claimed that a wave of relief washed over him following the upset loss.
Sharing his thoughts on Usman’s recent comments amid his knockout loss, Edwards claims the Nigerian is “overdoing” his entire press tour post-UFC 278 – doubting the sincerity of the former’s apparent happiness and acceptance in defeat.
“It’s weird right?” Leon Edwards said during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani. “To go from this cocky guy to, ‘Oh, I’m happy I got knocked out, and it’s a relief’ – I just don’t believe it. For me, I’d hope I never get to a stage where a loss – you know, I’m happy for a loss. Yeah, it’s weird to handle it – it’s the only way he (Kamaru Usman) could. He couldn’t come out and be like, salty. I think he’s handling it the only way he can handle it. We’ll see, I don’t know.”
“I don’t watch much of him,” Leon Edwards explained. “I saw the Joe Rogan thing (podcast) yesterday, I think – I saw bits of it, not the full interview. It is weird the way he’s going along with it. I feel like he’s overdoing it. It is what it is. He was the champion – you thought you couldn’t be beat, you’ve been beat. That’s just the game. The game is the game, right? That’s the game.”
Chael Sonnen has made a name in the world of MMA for going out of his way to talk trash about people, but it recently almost backfired. While Sonnen did most of his heavy trash talking in the prime of his UFC career, he has spent time since retiring po…
Chael Sonnen has made a name in the world of MMA for going out of his way to talk trash about people, but it recently almost backfired. While Sonnen did most of his heavy trash talking in the prime of his UFC career, he has spent time since retiring poking fun at the likes of…
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Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on his daughter crying cageside at UFC 278 and has responded to critics like Conor McGregor about his decision to bring her to fights. Usman shockingly lost to Edwards at UFC 278 just…
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has given his thoughts on his daughter crying cageside at UFC 278 and has responded to critics like Conor McGregor about his decision to bring her to fights. Usman shockingly lost to Edwards at UFC 278 just weeks ago in Salt Lake City. With just under a minute left…
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