Former UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman published a post on Twitter in which he congratulated Leon Edwards with victory, and also promised to take revenge on him.
UFC 278 was held today in Salt Lake City, in the main battle of which Leon Edwards created a real sensation by defeating promotional welterweight champion Kamaru Usman ahead of schedule. The Briton commented on the outcome of the battle as follows:
UF 278 was held today in Salt Lake City. In the main event of the evening, one of the main sensations of the last few years happened - Leon Edwards defeated the dominant welterweight champion Kamaru Usman ahead of schedule. To your attention all the results of the event:
Former UFC champion in two weight divisions Henry Cejudo shared his prediction for the upcoming title fight in the welterweight division between the champion Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards.
Ali Abdelaziz, UFC Welterweight Champion Manager Kamaru Usman, believes that his client is able to take away the belt in the light heavyweight division from Jiri Prochazka.
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira called the reason why his duel with Islam Makhachev.
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping gave his prediction for the upcoming match between Kamaru Usman, league welterweight champion, and contender Leon Edwards.
In American Salt Lake City, the official weigh-in ceremony for the participants of the upcoming UFC 278 tournament, which will be held on the night of August 21, Kyiv time, took place. The event will headline a welterweight title rematch between the champion Kamaru Usman and applicant Leon Edwards.
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya published on his social networks a screenshot of a bet placed on the upcoming fight in the bantamweight division of the promotion between Jose Aldo and Merab Dvalishvili.
On the night of August 20-21, the 278th UFC tournament will be held at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The event will be headlined by a welterweight championship bout between the champion Kamaru Usman and applicant Leon Edwards. Also in the card appear extremely interesting battles of the Costa rockhold, Aldo - Dvalishvili, Romanov - Tybura and others. The broadcast of the event will start at 01:00 Kyiv time. The main card starts at 05:00. Below are the links to the broadcast and the fight map.