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Date
Sun 21st August 2022 (UTC)
Sat 20th August 2022 (Local)
Timestamp
2022-08-21T02:00:00
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UFC 278 Usman vs Edwards 2
Date
Sun 21st August 2022 (UTC)
Sat 20th August 2022 (Local)
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2022-08-21T02:00:00
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2022
Round
29
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Vivint Arena
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The event marked the promotion's second visit to Salt Lake City, following UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres in August 2016.
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. The pairing previously met at UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 in December 2015 where Usman defeated Edwards by unanimous decision.
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. However, the bout was postponed to this event due to unknown reasons.
A flyweight bout between Victor Altamirano and Jake Hadley was scheduled for this event. However, after Hadley pulled out of the bout due to injury he was replaced by Daniel Lacerda.
A women's flyweight bout between Miranda Maverick and Shanna Young was scheduled for the event. However, the bout was cancelled on the day of the weigh-ins as Young was hospitalized due to weight cut issues. They were rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 214.
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A bantamweight bout between Marlon Vera and former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion (also former WEC Bantamweight Champion) Dominick Cruz is expected to headline the event.
Viviane Araújo is expected to face Alexa Grasso in a women's flyweight bout. The pair was previously scheduled to meet at UFC 270, but Araújo was forced to pull out from the event due to injury.
Bantamweight Marlon Vera vs. Dominick Cruz
Women's Flyweight Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araújo
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon vs. Allan Nascimento
Women's Bantamweight Aspen Ladd vs. Sara McMann
Light Heavyweight Devin Clark vs. Azamat Murzakanov
Middleweight Gerald Meerschaert vs. Bruno Silva
Heavyweight Martin Buday vs. Łukasz Brzeski
Women's Strawweight Yazmin Jauregui vs. Istela Nunes
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