Qileng gets off the fence, then drills him with a nice uppercut on the break. Two minutes to go. Nobody pushing the pace at the moment. Leonardo Santos (18-5-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) defends 90.5 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC lightweight competition, the third-best rate in divisional history behind Rafael Fizzier (92.1 percent) and Gleison Tibau (92 percent). A turning point arrived when Edwards passed a new local MMA training facility with his mother, who decided to involve him in the sport as a way to keep her son out of trouble. Cowboy 2, the Nigerian won via unanimous decision. Ref wants more action with two minutes to go. One minute in. 1-2 from Pudilova. ET and the main card starts at 5 p.m. Usman continues to advance and takes a finger in the eye. Pudilova puts her on the fence, lands a knee before they separate. Nice body shot from Aldo, another counter knee to the body. Usman landed 192 body strikes at UFC 235, the single-fight UFC record. Big left cross inside. Aldo via unanimous decision. Edwards body kick strays low. Some heavy kicks from him, eats an overhand right inside. Paulo Costa (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has suffered consecutive losses after starting his career 13-0. Another nice elbow from Perrin in the clinch, and another, as Qileng seems to be content to just stand with his back up against the fence. UFC 278 predictions, preview, and analysis for the Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2 pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. Nobody landing clean yet. Hard hammerfists from Pudilova after Wu slips free. Two minutes to go. Check hook. WATCH LIVE! Counter jab from Pedro buzzes Hunsucker, and Pedro follows with a body kick that folds Hunsucker against the fence. Edwards then won 10 consecutive fights before facing Usman again, including three victories in London to cement his status as a hero to U.K. fans and wins abroad over the likes of Donald Cerrone andNate Diaz. Pudilova falling short with her offerings so far. A victory would also tie Usman with all-time great Anderson Silva for the longest win streak in UFC history (16) and put him firmly in control of the third most wins in UFC welterweight history (only Neil Magny and Donald Cerrone have more). Clean 1-2, his first major connection of the fight. Fletcher body shot. In addition, ex-featherweight champion Jose Aldo takes on bantamweight wrestling powerhouse Merab Dvalishvili, a 15-minute contest with serious title implications for the 135-pound division. Low kick from Edwards. Right hand by Costa with a minute to go. Lead left met by a Costa left hook. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa Loosa def. Edwards has committed to five. Lead right from Aldo, who stuffs a takedown. In the second round, though, he tested Edwards' powers of recovery by landing a concussive left, then tried to end the encounter prematurely. Edwards was entitled to be stunned, having brought a 14-fight winning streak lasting more than seven years to a spectacular close for Usman. Michael Chandler exposes UFC editors for making lightweight coach Conor McGregor look superior during Episode 1 of TUF 31 and claims their interaction did not unfold the same way in real life. Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight! He shoots again, puts him on the fence again. Perrin with a nice elbow on the break, then a hard left hand, with Qileng countering with that right hand. Saldana tries a walkoff, but Woodson makes it to his feet, clearly still affected. Fletcher emptying the tank against the fence. Usman via KO (head kick). His opponent could only manage to land 26 meaningful strikes on Usman and struggled to deal with the current champion's takedowns. Rockhold enters the event on the first losing skid of his career. More knees to the thigh from Dvalishvili. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-2) and Leon Edwards (20-3, 1 no-contest). Here's everything you need to know on what went down in episode one of The Ultimate Fighter 31. 10-9 Usman. Solid defense from Edwards as Usman tries to tee off against the fence. Theres some nice pocket work by Fletcher. Nice body shot by Loosa, low kick soon after. Dvalishvili shoots under a right hand and takes him do the fence, landing knees to the thigh. Big right cross from Loosa, then another that rattles Fletcher. Saldana to the body, trips him up with a low kick. Figueiredo turns for a leg, no dice. And finally, Edwards has his chance at settling the score with Usman, this time with the welterweight title on the line. Woodson punches into the clinch. UFC Anniversary Limited Edition Fight Glove, Aljamain Sterling Authentic Walkout Jersey. 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Reactive shot from Saldana, eats elbows, gets the body lock. The Sporting News looks back on the brawls. Former UFC heavyweight champion was the biggest MMA free agent in a long time. Knees to the thigh. Low kick. Round 1: Trading kicks at a distance to start. Gordon continuing to push forward. Loosa just cant miss with that punch right now. Loosa pounding from turtle, takes half guard after an ugly roll attempt. Continuing to work from guard. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript. Stream all the fights broadcast LIVE, RIGHT HERE dont miss a single second of face-punching action! Round 2: Aldo low kick, Dvalishvili overhand. | By UFC | Facebook Log In Forgot Account? Lead right downstairs. 1-2 from Tybura. Aldo shoves him away. Veteran bangers Wu Yanan, Lucie Pudilova, Tyson Pedro and Harry Hunsucker round out the ESPN+ main card PPV action. Two minutes in. 10-9 Dvalishvili. Separation. He credits Chito with getting him back in the mindset to wanting to fight again, along with Parillo. Clean check hook by Rockhold, eats a body kick in return. Perrin could sense it and scored a nice takedown with about 20 seconds to go in the round. Straight left. The UFC 278 main card kicks off at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. Hes truly proud of his friend, and dances behind him on the way to the back after the fight. Romanov staying heavy, lands a series of short right hands. Round 2: Both fighters come out swinging to start the second, with Qileng drilling that overhand right then a flying knee that Perrin somehow ate without buckling. Saldana loads up, cant connect. Dvalishvili tries to spin. Both land combos. Aldo knee, Dvalishvili overhand. MMA Decisions provides a summary of MMA judging decisions, focusing on UFC results. Romanov lands 69.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history. Clinch knee from Santos a minute in. Ben Miller 6 min read (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/ via Getty Images) In a sport prone to brutally early finishes, Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman could end up as two fighters to have shared almost. MORE UFC 278:Kamaru Usman Feature|Leon Edwards Feature|DraftKings Sportsbook|Fantasy Stats|Luke Rockhold Feature|Rankings Report, Usman on the rematch: I expect Leon to come with his best gameplan and the best version of himself and I will do the same, Usman told UFC.com. North-south for Tybura. UFC 278: Usman vs . A few more punches and in comes the ref. Brazilian kick attempt, quadruple body kick. What happened in the first two Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman fights? Albazi catches an inside low kick for a takedown into guard. 1-2, then another heavy right cross. Knees to the thigh two minutes in. Dvalishvili combos blocked. Edwards 10-fight UFC unbeaten streak at welterweight is the second longest active streak in the division behind Usman (15). Hard 2-3, then a single-leg a minute in. Round 4: Jab lands for Usman. Low kick from Perrin, with a hard right hand from Qileng and then a hard low kick from the Mongolian. Good switch from Edwards, who grabs the fence to get to his feet. Ref separates them for lack of action. Wu two-piece falls short. 10-9 Tybura. Results from UFC 286 rivals' path to trilogy, UFC 286: Leon Edwards ready to 'open the door' for Kamaru Usman retirement party at 2023 trilogy fight, MMA Schedule 2023: Dates, division, location for upcoming fights. Gordon turns to face him and presses him against the fence. Saldana spins, falls short, lands a combo. Dvalishvili shoots again, denied again. ET. Usman and Edwards were relative rookies in their first contest, with the British visitor to Florida having recovered from losing on his UFC debut to record two successive wins before the bout. Edwards got to Salt Lake City a couple of weeks early to get used to the elevation and heat. Welterweight champion Edwards will face Usman in the headline fight in London in a third act that owes part of its intrigue to the unpredictable drama the MMA arch-rivals produced in their second bout. Francisco Figueiredo (13-4-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. Round 1: Tentative start. 1-2. Body kick blocked. Hunsucker via TKO (body kick and punches) at 1:05 of Round OneMarcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov Tybura def. Uppercut and front kick land for Fletcher, then a counter right to answer a body kick. Please logout and login again. Shoots again, denied again. That said, he starts the round by hurting Costa with a straight left. Demetrious Johnson also accomplished the feat. Stiff jab. Final result: Gordon def. Kamaru Usman via majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47) Justin Gaethje def. ET on ESPN+ PPV. What The Nigerian Nightmare has accomplished is nothing less than remarkable, and adding another victory over Edwards would show that Usman truly stands alone at the top of the welterweight mountain. Low kick trips Woodson up. Perrin waived it off like they didnt hurt, a clear sign that they did. Straight right. They trade low kicks. He blocks a spinning back fist, gets put on the fence again. Usmans 15 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fourth-most in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (19), Neil Magny (19) and Matt Brown (16). He separates, gets taken right back down with a minute to go. Uppercut to takedown at the bell. Round 2: Tybura denies an attempt to tie up. Two minutes in. Official Result - Leon Edwards defeats Kamaru Usman by KO (left high kick) at 4:04 of Round 5 | Results, Highlights & More. There have been 37 first-time champions, both undisputed and interim. From there, nothing has stood in Usmans way as hes extended his UFC winning streak to 15 straight (19 overall) with five successful defenses of his title. UFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 - A Stacked Card From The O2 | Official Trailer | March 18 . Solid kicks from Rockhold. Low kick. Stalemate. Round 5: Jabs from Usman, low kick from Edwards. Two minutes to go. Hard left by Tybura, his best of the fight two minutes in. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 278 fight card below, starting with the early ESPN+ Prelims matches scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. This is his favorite day of camp because its just informal. Nice double-leg puts Saldana on top in guard. UFC 278 - Usman vs. Edwards 2 Fight Card, Main Card, Main Event, Co-Main Event, Undercard Fights, Prelims Fights Two minutes in. Hes in cruise control. 10-9 Loosa. Low-high combo from Tybura. Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman via majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47). Fletcher via unanimous decision. Usman follows him down and lands elbows. His movement still looks good. Another flurry from Gordon. Order on ESPN+ Welterweight Title Bout Performance of the Night Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards Round 5 Time 4:04 Method KO/TKO Win Nigeria -340 odds +280 United Kingdom Win Middleweight Bout. However, Caceres is no stranger to defeat, despite beating such a high-level fighter. He rips the body, just misses on a head kick. Rockholds 13 stoppage victories in UFC/Strikeforce middleweight competition are the most in combined divisional history. Dvalishvili again puts him on the fence, both swing on the break. Body kick met by a Loosa body shot. Theyre working well for him so far, but Gordons landing all the good punches. One minute in. Side control for Pudilova. One minute in. Crescent kick to 1-2. Knees to the thigh from Dvalishvili. The loss to Edwards in 2022 was Usman's first in the UFC, with his record standing at 15-1, while his career MMA figures are 20-2. Usman straight right, Edwards body kick. Dvalishvili shoots again, denied again. Dvalishvili leg kick. He joined the UFC after making one BAMMA title defence, losing his debut for the promotion by split decision to Claudio Silva in Brazil before winning twice and losing to Usman. Round 1: Edwards looks for an early body kick. Round 3: Santos lands a low kick, eats an overhand right. Santos gets him to the fence, tries to spin, eats punches at the bell. Final result: Qileng def. Now the back, dropping big elbows. Loosa shoots, denied. Usman again looks to open up on the fence. TUF 31 Crybaby Loser Aint About The Life!. Usman has scored 10 knockdowns since they first fought. Face Off! Another right downstairs. With the highly anticipated rematch years in the making, both men are excited for the challenge and looking forward to making a major statement. Figueiredo via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:34 of Round OneAori Qileng vs. Jay Perrin Qileng def. Edwards then won 10 consecutive fights before facing Usman again, including three victories in London to cement his status as a hero to U.K. fans and wins abroad over the likes of Donald Cerrone . Costa thinks hes got the finish, but Rockhold gets time to recover and takes advantage of it. However judges score for the fight no longer matters once there is a finish. He mushed Qileng up against the fence and unloaded some hard elbow upstairs. Edwards has scored two. Out of absolutely nowhere, Edwards uncorks a left high kick that hits like a cannonball. Kamaru Usman (20-3, 15-2 UFC) by majority decision. 10-9 Fletcher. Theyre talking to each other. Woodson lands a jab, absorbs a spinning back fist, lands a body kick two minutes in. The FIGHT PASS prelims will begin at around 1 p.m. 10-9 Rockhold. In his Rockhold way, he says that Vera didnt have the work ethic needed when he was on The Ultimate Fighter, but he does now and it shows. Order UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2|Prelims Air Live On ABC & ESPN! Rockhold body and low kicks. Nice body shots. Romanov taunting but not actually doing anything. They separate. Woodson counters a takedown, then grabs a front headlock. Lead right from Tybura. Saldana catches a kick, cant use it, lands a low kick. Sometimes I think I miss Mike Goldberg, this was a good reminder of how bad a commentator he was and how little he knew. Two minutes to go. Rockhold shoots, denied. ESPN is your go-to source for Mixed Martial Arts fight coverage, including UFC, PFL and Bellator. The 35-year-old trains at American Top Team Kendall but has never competed in the UFC. Brutal right hands by Albazi, but Figueiredo uses the opportunity to stand. For the first time in 7 years, @Usman84kg & @Leon_EdwardsMMA face-to-face, The champ is coming out of the gates firing. Nasty elbow by Santos as he eats punches two minutes in. Romanov taunts with some shuffle-steps, lands a body kick. Usman enters the event on an 19-fight winning streak. Saldana tries to spin again. Tybura on his knees, trying to work his way up. On the other side of the UFC 278 Octagon, Edwards hasnt lost since facing Usman in December of 2015. 'The Nigerian Nightmare' had won The Ultimate Fighter five months beforehand in the seventh professional fight of his career, and his victory over Edwards as part of a preliminary card in December 2015 was rarely in doubt. Two minutes to go. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. This will likely be the champion's gameplan for their rematch at UFC 278 next month. Woodson stalking. Body jab. Santos not offering a whole lot in return. Usman via KO (head kick) at 4:04 of Round Five HIGHLIGHTSPaulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Costa def. Elbow by Albazi two minutes in. Falling short with big swings. Another heavy body kick from Costa. Rear waist lock as Edwards gets to his feet. Gordon marches after him until the bell. There have been 3,256 UFC fights, including the remainder of the UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs Cerrone card that Usman and Edwards first appeared on together. Costa lands 7.03 significant strikes per minute in UFC middleweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history. Elbow from Pudilova. Albazi looking for the back with a minute to go. Two minutes to go. Edwards (20-3, 1 NC) is unbeaten in 11 straight fights over nearly seven years. He tries to spin and ends up on his back. Separation. Rockhold denies it, back to half guard. Round 3: Fighting at range for now. Body punches from Costa. He goes for a front headlock, but ends up on his back. Be the first one to comment on this story. More low kicks, more body kicks. Gordon digs another body shot as he enters the clinch and continues to go to work with short punches. Flurry on the fence. Usmans 15-fight UFC winning streak is the second-longest in company history behind Silva (16). One hook in and he immediately wraps up the RNC to force the tap. AND NEW!!! Two minutes to go. Low kicks from Gordon. Qileng was able to get into full guard and start to work his way up the fence. 10-9 Edwards, 38-37 Edwards SHARE 3 Round 18th Mar 16:54 Pinned. Dvalishvili out-landed Marlon Moraes by 212 total strikes at UFC 266, the largest differential in a single UFC/WEC bantamweight bout. Chito says that he can definitely learn from someone who has been to the top of the mountain before. Jockeying for position two minutes in. A daily roundup of all your fighting news from MMA Mania, By submitting your email, you agree to our, MMA Mania, UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, UFC 278 results, live stream play-by-play updates | Usman vs. Edwards 2, Chin-Tapping Chandler Wont Do As Hes Told. Two minutes to go. Looking for elbows. Chandler's predictive prowess. 2-1 by Tybura lands clean. Meanwhile, Edwards could only control his opponent on the ground for 40 seconds. Geeze, these look like they hurt. Body kick to two-piece from Costa, eats a body kick. Romanov slips out and drops punches before attempting a last-second choke. Reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) will look to add to his 15-fight winning streak and match Anderson Silvas record for most consecutive fights in the promotion without a loss, while Leon Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) brings a 10-fight unbeaten streak into his first title opportunity. Marcin Tybura (22-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) defends 82.1 percent of opponent takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history. Santos only consistent offense has been his knees inside and those are getting rarer. Continuing to stalk. Fletcher tries to sit up but hes got nothing left with a minute to go. He slips throwing a kick, tries to shoot, denied. Overhand right from Qileng finds a home, then a counter left hook that wobbled Perrin. One minute to go. Two minutes to go. One minute two go and both fighters started to swang and bang in the middle of the Octagon. One minute in. 2-3. After being outclassed for the three prior rounds, Edwards knocked Usman out with a perfect head kick to avenge his loss to the same opponent and become a faintly disbelieving champion, ending his victim's five-defence, 30-month reign. Short punches as he moves to half guard. There were almost seven years between their first two meetings, but they will face off at a sold-out O2 Arenaless than seven months after their second scrap. Overhand left falls short. Costa has earned 12 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. Perrin tries another front kick and Qileng catches it, with Perrin rolling backward to break free. Edwards grabs a rear waist lock and tries to take the back a minute in. ), Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards Edwards def. Hes finished 11 of those wins in Round 1. Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following Usman vs. Edwards 2. Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC 278 results. Usman vs Edwards 1 Free fight. Separation, back in, separation. Edwards has committed to five. Spinning back kick attempt. More knees to the thigh. Knees to the thigh. Usman had some solid right hands and a good left hook, but it seems like Edwards' kicks are doing more damage at this point. Round 3: Body kick from Costa to start. Aldo constantly raising the lead knee to ward off takedowns. Aldos 11 knockout victories in UFC/WEC featherweight competition are most in combined divisional history. His overall pro record in MMA now stands at 20-3, with his UFC figures being 12-2. On the restart, Qileng kept firing that overhand right, which he drilled Perrin with repeatedly. Brett Okamoto shares the details and conversations that led him to the PFL. It's clear that if the two fighters were to rematch today, Usman would win convincingly. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/ via Getty Images). da Silva chasing Altamirano, who appears still a little shook from the shots hes eaten. Nice drive through, lands a knee before they separate with a minute to go. Rockhold is elated when Vera finishes things, and embraces Mackenzie Dern, another Chito teammate, who is sitting in front of him. Aldo low kick with two minutes to go. Two minutes to go. Loosa 1-1-2. Shots from Loosa on the way up. Good body kick. Both connect with right hands, then lefts.
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