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UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards live results [UPDATED]

By Thomas Albano

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - AUGUST 19: Kamaru Usman (L) vs. Leon Edwards (R) face-off for their UFC 278 bout at the ceremonial weigh-ins on August 19, 2022, at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - AUGUST 19: Kamaru Usman (L) vs. Leon Edwards (R) face-off for their UFC 278 bout at the ceremonial weigh-ins on August 19, 2022, at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo by Amy Kaplan/Icon Sportswire) /
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UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards live results.

Over six years after their first encounter, with neither man having tasted defeat since, Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards are set to do battle once again — this time with the UFC welterweight championship on the line in the main event of UFC 278.

When the two first met at a UFC Fight Night event in December 2015, it was Usman coming out on top in what was his first fight since winning season 21 of The Ultimate Fighter.

Since then, Usman has continued to win. In fact, he’s undefeated in the UFC and hasn’t dropped a professional MMA fight since losing his second one in 2013.

Usman claimed the UFC welterweight title from Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 and has since defended it twice against Colby Covington, twice against Jorge Masvidal and once against Gilbert Burns.

Edwards’s loss to Usman marks his most recent loss in the Octagon entering tonight. He has since won nine of ten, which includes victories over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Rafael dos Anjos and (most recently) Nate Diaz. His one non-victory in that time was a bout with Belal Muhammad that ended in a no-contest.

UFC 278 results [UPDATED LIVE]

UFC 278 Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)

  • Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman via KO, Round 5 – 4:04 to win the undisputed UFC welterweight title
  • Paulo Costa defeated Luke Rockhold via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
  • Merab Dvalishvili defeated Jose Aldo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  • Lucie Pudilová defeated Wu Yanan via TKO, Round 2 – 4:04
  • Tyson Pedro defeated Harry Hunsucker via TKO, Round 1 – 1:05

UFC 278 Preliminary Card (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)

  • Marcin Tybura defeated Alexander Romanov via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
  • Jared Gordon defeated Leonardo Santos via decision (30- 27 x3)
  • Luis Saldaña defeated Sean Woodson via split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)
  • Ange Loosa defeated A.J. Fletcher via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-82)

UFC 278 Early Prelim Card (ESPN/ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT)

  • Amir Albazi defeated Francisco Figueiredo via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1 – 4:34
  • Aoriqileng defeated Jay Perrin via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
  • Victor Altamirano defeated Daniel da Silva via TKO, Round 1 – 3:39

UFC 278: Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards takes place on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, live from the Vivint Arena, in Salt Lake City, UT. Follow along with FanSided MMA, who is on-site, for all your news and highlights.

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