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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 | |
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| 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 8
06.15.2022 | 1:30 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1942nd
Tyson Pedro, TKO, R1
Bro what 😅 they really tryna get Pedro on a win streak again
"“MAN WAS A FANBOY”- Legendary Proper 12 McGregor"
06.15.2022 | 2:14 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 4225th
Tyson Pedro, DEC
Iffy record he prob coast
"Weasel Piss *********" Dan Hooker
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- paulopasta
06.15.2022 | 11:27 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3739th
Jose Aldo KO R1
Jose has the best TD defense I’ve ever seen for a striker. That will come into play here, I love Merab but with the way Moraes made him do 8 chicken dances I don’t think Jose will let him off the hook
Tyson Pedro vs Harry Hunsucker
Tyson Pedro KO R1
Respectfully to Hunsucker, how is this man still in the UFC? I understand promoting a guy like Pedro who’s been out for a bit but y’all don’t need to spoon feed him this matchup. He can beat a lot of guys at 205 but I guess they chose this out of convenience
06.15.2022 | 7:12 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 2837th
* Edited at 06.15.2022, 7:13 PM ET *
bout status update
Altamirano vs. Hadley Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
bout status update
Aldo vs. Dvalishvili Changed from Rumored to Confirmed
bout announced
Victor Altamirano vs. Daniel Lacerda at 125 lbs (56.7 kg)
06.18.2022 | 8:29 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points | Tied for 54th
06.20.2022 | 8:52 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1415th
06.20.2022 | 9:29 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 655 Points | Tied for 16th with 1 other
"Jarno Errens, Damir Hadzovic"
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- paulopasta
06.20.2022 | 12:15 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3739th
bout announced
Marcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov at 265 lbs (120.2 kg)
bout announced
Lucie Pudilová vs. Yanan Wu at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
bout announced
AJ Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa at 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
bout announced
Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo at 125 lbs (56.7 kg)
06.20.2022 | 2:26 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 348th
Excited to see pudiolva back; she’s getting an easy debut
Little figgy is gonna get destroyed but good grappler vs grappler matchup
Romanov vs tybura is very interesting if it leaves the first
Loosa vs fletcher is a sleeper FOTN. My god that’s gonna be insane
* Edited at 06.20.2022, 2:30 PM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
06.20.2022 | 2:29 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"
bout announced
Jared Gordon vs. Leonardo Santos at 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
06.20.2022 | 3:37 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1486th
Amir Albazi, SUB, R1
Mismatch
06.20.2022 | 3:42 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 1894th
Shelby is doing amazing work... !
"KURZHAAR - Tomorrow Never Comes Until It's Too Late"
06.20.2022 | 4:10 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 655 Points | Tied for 16th with 1 other
"Jarno Errens, Damir Hadzovic"
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- Baldric Eggling
06.20.2022 | 5:20 PM ET
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- Baldric Eggling
06.20.2022 | 5:23 PM ET
06.20.2022 | 5:28 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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- Baldric Eggling
06.20.2022 | 5:49 PM ET
* Edited at 06.20.2022, 5:50 PM ET *
06.20.2022 | 7:39 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 601st
Leon Edwards, DEC
I think this will be the fight that really shows just how much wear and tear Usman has. His knees are shot, and his hand is surely not back to being 100%. Leon has a skillset which will provide much difficulty to Usman, great takedown defense, along with sharp striking both in the pocket and at range. I see Leon piecing Usman up everywhere on the feet, while punishing Usman's reliance on his jab with parries (advantage of being a southpaw + I've seen Leon do it before). I don't think Usman will have a ton of success grappling with Leon, we still haven't seen how Usman's knees hold up in extended grappling exchanges, and I'm betting that they'll fail him.
Costa vs. Rockhold
Paulo Costa, TKO, R2
Brave, but dumb decision by Luke in taking this fight. I do think that there's a small possibility that Luke gets Costa to the ground and finishes him (Luke imo has possibly the best top control in the sport other than Khabib), but I think Paulo is just too explosive and strong for Luke to really get a hold of him. I see Luke getting mauled in the first round , and brutally finished in the second.
Aldo vs. Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili, DEC
Merab is a walking cardio machine, one of the most well conditioned athletes I've ever seen, and it'll be the x factor in this fight. I see it as Aldo having two rounds to win, before Merab just controls him for either the rest of the fight, or until the 4th or 5th round when he puts Aldo to sleep.
Tybura vs. Romanov
Alexandr Romanov, SUB, R1
Tybura isn't good.
Woodson vs. Saldaña
Sean Woodson, TKO, R3
Woodson has such good boxing, and he mixes in his strikes to the body so well. Nothing about the way Saldana fights really inspires any confidence in me in thinking he has a chance, just such bad cardio and odd fight iq. Sean will drown Saldana with his superior boxing for two rounds before finishing him in the 3rd.
Aoriqileng vs. Perrin
Aoriqileng, TKO, R2
I'm not picking the run of the mill, too tough for his own good regional level fighter.
Pedro vs. Hunsucker
Tyson Pedro, TKO, R1
UFC should just give Hunsucker a 10 fight contract to use as a punching back for fighters they want to give a free W. God the fact that this guy is even on the roster shows how shallow the talent pool is at 265. Odd how he's fighting at 205 though.
Altamirano vs. da Silva
Victor Altamirano, DEC
Da Silva is a great dancer and entertainer, but not that good of a fighter.
Fletcher vs. Loosa
Ange Loosa, DEC
This will be extremely close, I might be overrating Loosa, but I think he has a nice skillset that has the possibility to develop into a great one with good coaching and training. Fletcher is really tough, so this fight I see being back and forth. FOTN here
Albazi vs. Figueiredo
Francisco Figueiredo, SUB, R1
idk why, got a gut feeling Fig wins this.
Gordon vs. Santos
Jared Gordon, DEC
Retire Santos
"WANNANOW "
06.21.2022 | 1:45 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 316th
06.21.2022 | 3:43 AM ET
Baldiric
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 145th
Maybe Wu by decsion
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