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UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2
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- Saturday 08.20.2022 at 06:30 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ABC
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Vivint Arena
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,297,655
- Attendance: 18,321
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 972,000 avg viewers (ABC prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Edwards defeats Kamaru Usman via KO/TKO, Head Kick | 4:04 Round 5 of 5, 24:04 Total Bout Page | |
| Paulo Costa defeats Luke Rockhold via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Merab Dvalishvili defeats José Aldo via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Lucie Pudilová defeats Yanan Wu via KO/TKO, Elbows From Back Mount | 4:04 Round 2 of 3, 9:04 Total Bout Page | |
| Tyson Pedro defeats Harry Hunsucker via KO/TKO, Body Kick to Ground Strikes | 1:05 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Marcin Tybura defeats Alexandr Romanov via Decision, Majority | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jared Gordon defeats Leonardo Santos via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldaña Ends in a Draw, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ange Loosa defeats AJ Fletcher via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Amir Albazi defeats Francisco Figueiredo via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:34 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Aoriqileng defeats Jay Perrin via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Victor Altamirano defeats Daniel Lacerda via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 3:39 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses Page 10
07.04.2022 | 12:40 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 348th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
07.05.2022 | 4:49 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 3075th
"Too much wine "
07.05.2022 | 6:09 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1486th
"Never go down without a fight"
07.05.2022 | 6:16 PM ET
Usman Vs. Edwards
Predictions: 4 of 7 Winners, 2 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 4302nd
I'm going with Usman but Edwards could potentially be better on the feet & his grappling will not be as weak as it was.
I feel the line is a tad too steep...
"All my picks are backed by some type of real money wager. When I bet the house - I now have two houses"
07.05.2022 | 6:53 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 316th
Betting on that is a gamble but I like the odds for Edwards with that in mind, so yeah Edwards. Just a straight pick odds aside I'd still say Usman by a touch, simply because he's not going to be dramatically out matched on the feet and if he needs to pull some wrestling out who knows, he might still have it.
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- paulopasta
07.05.2022 | 7:08 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3739th
Kamaru Usman, DEC
This should be a good fight. Or at least a competitive one, Kamaru will mix in his wrestling for sure. Striking I'd give the technical advantage to Edwards but Usman has a substantial power edge
Costa vs. Rockhold
Paulo Costa, TKO, R1
Luke will be massacred in all likely hood but maybe he can conceive, believe and achieve the victory
07.05.2022 | 7:09 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 284th
Edwards is going to get dominated.
07.05.2022 | 8:31 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 37th with 6 others
"There's 3 things in life that excite me. A woman, of course. Dinosaurs, and the violence of the Octagon" - GSP
07.05.2022 | 8:33 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 348th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
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- paulopasta
07.05.2022 | 8:37 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3739th
José Aldo, TKO, R1
I like this one for Aldo stylistically, Merab has looked amazing on this win streak he's built. However I think Aldo will come hard and put Merab away early
Tybura vs. Romanov
Alexandr Romanov, TKO, R1
This will determine if Romanov is legit. I think he is, I think he will finish Tybura early on but I wouldn't be surprised with a competitive fight
Pedro vs. Hunsucker
Tyson Pedro, TKO, R1
Hunsucker bouta get finished again, extremely east matchup for Pedro on paper
Gordon vs. Santos
Leonardo Santos, TKO, R1
This is a good fight, I think Santos will knock out Jared. Mainly because of his questionable chin, Santos's bjj is good when isn't tired
07.05.2022 | 8:49 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 4225th
Alexandr Romanov, TKO, R2
Weird sloppy grappling marcin so oh **** gets merked alex is a monster
"“I took no damage,” Hill said. “Most of the fall was me falling down"
07.06.2022 | 1:57 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 145th
I know i'm not alone on this, But I rather see Khamzat vs Usman, And I'm scared Leon ruin the fight I want to see
"Quack quack quack"
07.06.2022 | 2:07 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 978th
Khamzat is only 5-0 in the UFC, when Usman was 5-0 in the UFC he was fighting Sean Strickland and Sergio Moraes.
Give the KID some damn time and let him progress before he's rushed too fast against Usman and gets dominated like pretty much everybody else and he would right now if they fought. + LEON vs Usman is a great fight and should be a banger.
the UFC has pretty much 0 star power rn since McGregor is drugged up and Masvidal is a DOOFUS. And Izzy makes Frozen references. They want everybody to believe Khamzat is ready, but the fact is... Khamzat isn't ready for Usman and he ATLEAST needs 1 more fight to prove that indefinitely.
* Edited at 07.06.2022, 2:15 AM ET *
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
07.06.2022 | 7:33 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 2670th
I do believe it will be competitive, but Edwards has been rocked by Barbarena and almost finished and also Nate caught him. Usman from what I know has an iron chin, but I think this fight will be better than most people think. I hope.
It is a very high level fight that I bet turns out good. Just a feelin'
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
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- Michael315Scarn
07.06.2022 | 9:18 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 2510th
07.06.2022 | 10:15 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 3075th
"Too much wine "
07.06.2022 | 4:53 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 145th
Leon only win in this decade is Nate Diaz, It was a clear 49-46, But Leon almost got KO'd by Nate Diaz,
Also He's wins vs Cerrone and RDA were close ass decision, And the Gunner Nelson won was a split, Him beating RDA is his best win, But even Michael Chisa did it better then Leon
It's hard to get hype for a guy with no personalty, Boring fights, Doesn't dominant they're opponents and don't fight often, He doing everything wrong for me giving a **** about his fight, You may call me a "casual", But I watch every UFC fight every week and watch ton of regional fight, I'm a hardcore fan and I don't really care about Leon, I should care because he's on a 9 fight win streak, But I just don't
* Edited at 07.06.2022, 4:57 PM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
07.06.2022 | 7:21 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 37th with 6 others
"There's 3 things in life that excite me. A woman, of course. Dinosaurs, and the violence of the Octagon" - GSP
07.06.2022 | 7:51 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 2517th
Leon Edwards, DEC
I'll pick Leon just for fun. I think Usman's nearing the end of his career physically and has relied upon his striking more and more into his title reign. Leon's better on the feet, and I think will be able to negate Usman's (IMO overrated) striking. Don't get me wrong, Usman's got hands and can crack, but the only thing I can see happening to put Leon in trouble is if Usman wobbles him. I'll be interested to see if Kamaru busts out the wrestling shoes for this one, and I'm looking forward to Rocky potentially getting his long awaited UFC title
Costa vs. Rockhold
Paulo Costa, TKO, R2
Paulo assured me on Twitter he would win this fight, so how could I doubt him?
Aldo vs. Dvalishvili
José Aldo, DEC
We are entering the title contention range in Aldo's 135 pound quest for gold, and by god he is still out there and doing it at the highest level 18 years into his pro career . Aldo is my favorite fighter and personal GOAT, and I will be watching this one through my fingers
Woodson vs. Saldaña
Sean Woodson, DEC
Slenderman dominates
Gordon vs. Santos
Leonardo Santos, TKO, R1
OK so I know realistically Gordon should win this, but I don't make this many MMA hipster jokes and NOT pick Leo Santos to win. Saying a quick prayer that his gas tank holds up this time out
"For the Rest of your life; Go out, touch gloves...and fight."
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- Michael315Scarn
07.06.2022 | 10:29 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 2510th