Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed the weekend of fights. Before we move into the next UFC (Usman v Edwards 2), here's a reminder of what went down with Vera v Cruz (plus our post fight discussion thread).
Vera v Cruz Post Fight Discussion Thread
So it's on with next UFC already 🎉 and the main card is an absolute cracker, Edwards finally gets the chance to go for UFC gold (what a journey he's been on eh), Luke Rockhold returns against Paulo Costa, and Jose Aldo is on the card! Here we go with UFC278 Usman v Edwards 🇳🇬/🇺🇸/🇬🇧/🏴 🔥
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The next UFC is on Saturday, the 20th of August.
Kamaru Usman record is:
20-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Kamaru Usman is coming off a win over Colby Covington, prior to that it was a win over Jorge Masvidal.
Leon Edwards record is:
19-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Leon Edwards is coming off a win over Nate Diaz, prior to that it was a NC against Belal Muhammad.
The roster of fighters that these guys have beat between them is insane:
- Nate Diaz
- Rafael dos Anjos
- Gunnar Nelson
- Donald Cerrone
- Colby Covington
- Jorge Masvidal
- Gilbert Burns
- Tyron Woodley
- Demian Maia
- Sean Strickland
Kamaru Usman walkout song
Leon Edwards walkout song
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Usman v Edwards Main Card
| Usman v Edwards | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamaru Usman | vs | Leon Edwards | 170 |
| Paulo Costa | vs | Luke Rockhold | 185 |
| Tyson Pedro | vs | Harry Hunsucker | 205 |
| José Aldo | vs | Merab Dvalishvili | 135 |
| Marcin Tybura | vs | Alexandr Romanov | 265 |
Usman v Edwards Prelims
| Usman v Edwards Prelims | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Woodson | vs | Luis Saldaña | 145 |
| Aoriqileng | vs | Jay Perrin | 135 |
| Victor Altamirano | vs | Daniel da Silva | 125 |
| Lucie Pudilová | vs | Yanan Wu | 135 |
| AJ Fletcher | vs | Ange Loosa | 170 |
| Amir Albazi | vs | Francisco Figueiredo | 125 |
| Jared Gordon | vs | Leonardo Santos | 155 |
| Miranda Maverick | vs | Shanna Young | 125 |
Usman v Edwards Live Betting Odds
Usman v Edwards Global start times
When does Usman v Edwards go down?
- Date is 20th August 2022.
- Approx prelim start time is around 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm and 1:00am (PT, MT, CT, ET & GMT)
- Main card starts around 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm, 10:00pm and 3:00am (PT, MT, CT, ET & GMT)
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Top comments (10)
Gents, I think we mentioned doing a Twitter space meetup for this if you’re still up for it? @ogaddmma @louisingro @joe_mmahive @gandzmma @izzystaijutsu
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lee ・ Jun 22 ・ 1 min read
Yeah I'm always up for it if I'm free. Drop me a message on Twitter or here with a time and I'll try to make it work
Nice one gents, I was thinking Thur some time after 6 ? - will reach out to you both on Twitter DM
I'm still up for dude
Nice one gents, I was thinking Thur some time after 6 ? - will reach out to you both on Twitter DM
UFC 278 Embedded goodness for ya.
Episode 1
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Not long now boyz!!!!! It's fight day 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's gonna be a cracker - Leon looks super confident but Usman's mindset sounds unbreakable..
BTSports UFC278 preview is up 😃
From watching UFC embedded, looks like Costa is dealing with his weight management much better 🤷♂️