Usman was the first fighter to the scale in the two-hour official window and was 170 pounds on the nose. Usman won their first fight in 2015 in his first bout after winning “The Ultimate Fighter.” In the main event, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA, 15-0 UFC) takes on challenger Leon Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in a rematch. SALT LAKE CITY – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 278 fighter weigh-ins, where everyone on the card hit their marks. Jay Perrin (136)ġ25 lbs.: Victor Altamirano (125) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (125.5)ġ35 lbs.: Aori Qileng (136) vs. Shanna Young - CANCELED (full details here) UFC 278 Fight Pass/ESPN/ESPN+ ‘Prelims’ Under Card:ġ70 lbs.: A.J. Sean Woodson (146)ġ25 lbs.: Miranda Maverick vs. Alexandr Romanov (239.5)ġ55 lbs.: Leonardo Santos (156) vs. Harry Hunsucker (204.5) UFC 278 ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ ‘Prelims’ Under Card:Ģ65 lbs.: Marcin Tybura (252.5) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (136)ġ35 lbs.: Wu Yanan (136) vs.

UFC 278 Main Card On ESPN+ PPV:ġ70 lbs.: UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (170) vs. Shanna Young is cancelled, after Young was hospitalized due to an illness. Jay Perrin (136)įlyweight: Victor Altamirano (125) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (125.5)īantamweight: Aoriqileng (136) vs. Fletcher (170) vs Ange Loosa (170.5)įlyweight: Amir Albazi (126) vs. Luis Saldana (145.5)įlyweight: Miranda Maverick vs. Leonardo Santos (156)įeatherweight: Sean Woodson (146) vs. Light heavyweight: Tyson Pedro (205.5) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (136)īantamweight: Lucia Pudilova (135.5) vs. Luke Rockhold (185.5)īantamweight: Jose Aldo (136)* vs. Welterweight championship: Kamaru Usman (170) vs. You can watch all the action on the scales right here, via the live stream below. However, he has claimed to have transformed his physique since then. Costa struggled to make weight in his last bout. With the title on the line in the main event, both men will need to hit no more than 170 lbs exactly. Ange Loosa.īefore these fights go down, though, we’ve got the official weigh-ins. There are four fights on the early prelims, too. The prelims are headlined by Marcin Tybura vs. Rounding out the main card is Lucia Pudilova vs. In addition there’s former featherweight champion Jose Aldo taking on Merab Dvalishvili. He faces former title challenger Paulo Costa. Against Edwards this time around Usman will be looking for his sixth title defence, as well as rights to claim he ‘cleared out the division’.Īlso on Saturday’s main card is the return of former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. Usman took that fight by unanimous decision.

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