In the main event, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman will fight Leon Edwards for the second time. Usman is aiming for his sixth straight title defense, while Edwards is 9-0 with one no contest in his last 10 fights. Usman defeated Edwards by unanimous decision in their previous meeting at UFC on FOX 17 on December 19, 2015. Former UFC champion Luke Rockhold makes his long-awaited return when he takes on Paulo Costa in a middleweight bout in the co-main event. Check out the UFC 278 results below. Main Card (ESPN+ PPV Live Now) Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili Wu Yanan vs. Lucy Pudilova Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker (Live Blog) Preliminary Marcin Tybura def. Alexander Romanov by majority (29-28 x2, 28-28) Jared Gordon or. Leonardo Santos by unanimous decision (30-27 x3) Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana drew (29-27, 27-29, 28-28) | Twitter React Ange Loosa def. AJ Fletcher by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28 x2) Early preliminaries Amir Albazi def. Francisco Figueiredo via sub (back-naked choke) (R1, 4:34) | Watch finish Aori Qileng def. Jay Perine by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x3) Victor Altamirano or. Daniel Lacerda via first round TKO (3:39)
