Kamaru Usman puts his title on the line in the rematch against Leon Edwards at UFC 278 from Salt Lake City on Aug. 20.
The UFC officially announced the forthcoming pay-per-view card on Monday, with 12 fights already confirmed for the event, which will take place at Vivint Arena, home of the NBA’s Utah Jazz. The official order has yet to be determined.
Usman will meet Edwards in the main event, following their 2015 fight. That night, Usman was declared the winner by a unanimous vote. Before going undefeated in his next ten fights, Edwards had never lost a fight.
The complete UFC 278 card can be found below.
Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards – welterweight title fight
Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Luke Rockhold vs. Paulo Costa
Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo
Marcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov
Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon
Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova
Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker
Daniel Lacerda vs. Victor Altamirano
Aoriqileng vs. Jay Perrin
A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa
Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana
