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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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Event Links:
| 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 29
08.18.2022 | 11:40 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 601st
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
08.18.2022 | 11:41 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 356th
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
08.18.2022 | 11:41 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 601st
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
08.18.2022 | 11:43 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 601st
* Edited at 08.18.2022, 11:46 AM ET *
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
08.18.2022 | 11:51 AM ET
@WastelandWanderer
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 356th
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
08.18.2022 | 11:58 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 978th
"Undefeated and undisputed in the pick game"
08.18.2022 | 11:58 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 601st
Yeah your right... I suppose its ironic arguably the most noble and self destroying sports dont get compensated as much as more easy going (really easy going for golf or soccer mostly) ball sports.... I know theres many other sports like that aswell they dont have the fan numbers or whatever to really pay them well, but im all for proving your worth... I just hope it can grow and get more successful so even for the fighters who cant make it and go 0-2 or 0-3 in UFC still made 100 or 150k or so before expenses so its still a nice little amount to put towards a house or whatever
* Edited at 08.18.2022, 12:00 PM ET *
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
08.18.2022 | 12:19 PM ET
Vandal
Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 4225th
The only, and I mean only thing going against him is his cardio. Problem is that his cardio is a fairly significant worry.
Skill for skill Leonardo Santos is elite. Multiple world champion in BJJ, good wrestling, very good striking with legit KO power.
If not for his age, cardio and the long break he took he should have been top 15 if he wasn't already.
08.18.2022 | 12:24 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"
08.18.2022 | 12:24 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 356th
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
08.18.2022 | 12:27 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 356th
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
08.18.2022 | 12:29 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"
08.18.2022 | 12:30 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 4225th
Some fighters train their whole life, sacrifice everything to get here. Put their health and even life on the line. Can often only fight 1 - 3 times per year due to injury. Have to pay their training team, managers, coaches from their earnings.
And finally getting to the "Ultimate" fighting championship and facing the worlds most elite, dangerous killers they get paid 12k and 12k.
Dana can yell at reporters and call them *******s all he wants. He is the *******. There is no excuse, none, to pay the fighters so poorly. And absolutely every fighter on a PPV should get a cut of the money. Absolutely everyone.
It's filthy and disgusting how they do business. But the UFCs horrible business practices are now coming back to bite them with the rise of PFL and Bellator.
Akmedov is gone. Pettis is gone. Shoeface is gone. Corey Anderson and Yoel Romero is gone. Kai kamaka is gone. Shane Burgos just signed a million dollar deal with PFL. Paulo Costa is considering leaving. Many others including Ngannou are looking at their options.
The UFC is going to see more and more skilled fighters with name value like Diaz leave. And they have absolutely no one else to blame than their greedy selves.
08.18.2022 | 12:36 PM ET
Ayy and Gliesie
Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 4225th
Could Santos lose? Sure. But could he win? Absolutely, in fact I favour him to win more than close fights like Aldo/Merab and AJ/Loosa. Even Romanov/Tybura and Rockhold/Costa have a level of risk similar to this fight.
That's a bet I will be making. Thanks.
08.18.2022 | 12:37 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 601st
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
08.18.2022 | 12:53 PM ET
SPLIT DECISION
"...now coming back to bite them with the rise of PFL and Bellator. "
"Akmedov is gone. Pettis is gone. Shoeface is gone. Corey Anderson and Yoel Romero is gone. Kai kamaka is gone. Shane Burgos just signed a million dollar deal with PFL. Paulo Costa is considering leaving. Many others including Ngannou are looking at their options."
The rise of PFL and Bellasnore? That's a bold prediction. They will never overtake the UFC. Their infrastructure throughout the world is unmatched in MMA. How many Performance Institutes does Scott Coker have? The UFC will never lose its market share to either of those promotions. Some oil tycoon from the middle east would have to pour billions of dollars into a new league to even entice a fraction of the UFC roster (See LIV Tour).
As for the fighters you listed? Pettis is terrible, Yoel is nothing special anymore, Kai boy is boring, Paulo is delusional, Ngannou is a *****.
Corey Anderson and Hurricane Shane are the only dudes that are missed.
* Edited at 08.18.2022, 12:54 PM ET *
"If the fight does not go exactly this way, I will record a video of myself in a horse mask, sliding a pickle in and out of a jar of peanut butter. " - Sabbath on GM3 vs Jotko I
08.18.2022 | 12:53 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 356th
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
08.18.2022 | 12:57 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 1225th
08.18.2022 | 1:08 PM ET
Taking years off their lives'? That's their choice. That is the profession they choose. Same with tow truck drivers hooking up vehicles on the side of the road. They chose that **** knowing that all you millennials are texting, jacking off, and driving at the same time.
"If the fight does not go exactly this way, I will record a video of myself in a horse mask, sliding a pickle in and out of a jar of peanut butter. " - Sabbath on GM3 vs Jotko I
08.18.2022 | 1:17 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"