| UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 20, 2022 | |||
| Venue | Vivint Arena | |||
| City | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,321[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,297,655[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 20, 2022, at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[2]
The event marked the promotion's second visit to Salt Lake City, following UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres in August 2016.[3]
A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards headlined the event.[4] The pairing previously met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015 where Usman defeated Edwards by unanimous decision.[5]
A middleweight bout between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former title challenger Paulo Costa was expected to take place at UFC 277.[6] However, the bout was postponed to this event due to unknown reasons.[7]
A flyweight bout between Victor Altamirano and Jake Hadley was scheduled for this event.[8] However, after Hadley pulled out of the bout due to injury he was replaced by Daniel Lacerda.[9]
A women's flyweight bout between Miranda Maverick and Shanna Young was scheduled for the event.[10] However, the bout was cancelled on the day of the weigh-ins as Young was hospitalized due to weight cut issues.[11] They were rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 214.[12]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Leon Edwards | def. | Kamaru Usman (c) | KO (head kick) | 5 | 4:04 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Paulo Costa | def. | Luke Rockhold | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili | def. | José Aldo | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Lucie Pudilová | def. | Wu Yanan | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:04 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tyson Pedro | def. | Harry Hunsucker | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 1:05 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / ABC) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Marcin Tybura | def. | Alexander Romanov | Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jared Gordon | def. | Leonardo Santos | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Sean Woodson | vs. | Luis Saldaña | Draw (split) (29–27, 27–29, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Ange Loosa | def. | A.J. Fletcher | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Amir Albazi | def. | Francisco Figueiredo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:34 | |
| Bantamweight | Aori Qileng | def. | Jay Perrin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Victor Altamirano | def. | Daniel Lacerda | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 3:39 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[14]
The following fighters received Crypto.com "Fan Bonus of the Night" awards paid in bitcoin of US$30,000 for first place, US$20,000 for second place, and US$10,000 for third place.[15]
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Utah Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings. The total disclosed payout for the event was $2,542,000.[16]
