UFC
278:
Usman
vs.
Edwards
2
will
take
place
on
Saturday,
August
20
at
Vivint
Arena
and
will
be
available
live
on
ESPN+
PPV.
Tickets
are
set
to
go
on
sale
to
the
public
on
Friday,
June
24
and
will
be
available
through
ticketmaster.com.
No.
1
men’s
pound-for-pound
fighter
Usman
(20-1,
fighting
out
of
Dallas,
Texas
by
way
of
Auchi,
Nigeria)
looks
to
continue
his
dominant
run
atop
the
welterweight
division
by
netting
his
20th
consecutive
win.
The
winner
of
The
Ultimate
Fighter
season
21,
he
holds
spectacular
victories
over
Colby
Covington
(twice),
Jorge
Masvidal
(twice)
and
Gilbert
Burns.
Usman
now
aims
to
secure
his
sixth
straight
title
defense
by
stopping
Edwards
in
emphatic
fashion.
Edwards
(19-3
1NC,
fighting
out
of
Birmingham,
England)
has
amassed
an
impressive
10-fight
unbeaten
streak
since
his
first
encounter
with
Usman
in
late
2015.
A
well-rounded
competitor
with
KO
power,
he
has
secured
memorable
victories
against
Nate
Diaz,
Rafael
Dos
Anjos
and
Vicente
Luque
to
earn
his
first
UFC
title
opportunity.
Edwards
now
intends
to
shock
the
world
by
dethroning
Usman
to
achieve
his
dream
of
capturing
UFC
gold.
Edwards
will
look
to
also
snap
Usman’s
15-fight
winning
streak
in
the
UFC.
The
pairing
previously
met
seven
years
ago
at
UFC
on
Fox:
dos
Anjos
vs.
Cowboy
2
in
December
2015
where
Usman
defeated
Edwards
via
unanimous
decision.
This
will
also
be
Usman’s
sixth
title
defence
since
he
won
the
title
in
2019.
UFC
278:
Usman
vs.
Edwards
2
marks
the
first
event
in
Salt
Lake
City
since
UFC
Fight
Night:
Rodriguez
vs.
Caceres
on
August
6,
2016.
The
event
is
the
result
of
a
partnership
with
Smith
Entertainment
Group
(Vivint
Arena)
and
Utah
Sports
Commission.
Also
announced
for
the
event,
former
Strikeforce
and
UFC
Middleweight
Champion
Luke
Rockhold
takes
on
former
title
challenger
Paulo
Costa
in
a
middleweight
bout,
while
flyweights
Victor
Altamirano
and
Jake
Hadley
will
also
face-off.
More
bouts
will
be
added
to
the
pay-per-view
card
as
the
event
approaches.
Before
UFC
278,
there
is
a
lot
in
store
for
fight
fans
as
UFC
will
return
to
base
in
Las
Vegas
for
the
10th
annual
UFC
International
Fightweek
in
UFC
276
on
July
2
and
UFC
277
on
July
23.
Source:
Press
Release
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