UFC 278: Updated Betting Lines for Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards, Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold (Saturday, August 20)

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Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC. Pictured: UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards

(Note: The Miranda Maverick vs. Shanna Young prelim bout was pulled from the card on Friday after Young fell ill.)

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman rematches top contender Leon Edwards in the UFC 278 pay-per-view main event on Saturday at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The 12-fight event includes four early preliminary-card bouts on ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET), four prelims on ESPN (8 p.m. ET), and a pay-per-view main card (10 p.m. ET).

Usman will look for his sixth consecutive title defense while also looking to extend his record for consecutive UFC wins in the division (15). That winning streak included a decision win over Edwards in 2015. Since then, Edwards has emerged as a top contender with nine straight wins.

In UFC 278's co-main event, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman takes on the always-volatile Paulo Costa.

You can check out the full list of UFC 278 odds via BetMGM for all of the fights on Saturday’s lineup below.

UFC 278 Odds

Early Preliminary Card

  • 6:30 p.m. ET
  • ESPN+

Daniel Lacerda vs. Victor Altamirano

Flyweight BoutOdds
Lacerda Odds+145
Altamirano Odds-175
Over/under rounds1.5 (-145 / +110)

Aori Qileng vs. Jay Perrin

Bantamweight BoutOdds
Qileng Odds-135
Perrin Odds+115
Over/under rounds2.5 (-225 / +165)

Francisco Figueiredo vs. Amir Albazi

Flyweight BoutOdds
Figueiredo Odds+375
Albazi Odds-500
Over/under rounds2.5 (-155 / +120)
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Preliminary Card

  • 8 p.m. ET
  • ESPN

A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa

Welterweight BoutOdds
Fletcher Odds-165
Loosa Odds+135
Over/under rounds2.5 (-185 / +150)

Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana

Featherweight BoutOdds
Woodson Odds-375
Saldana Odds+290
Over/under rounds2.5 (-165 / +120)

Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon

Lightweight BoutOdds
Santos Odds+220
Gordon Odds-275
Over/under rounds2.5 (-120 / -110)

Marcin Tybura vs. Alexander Romanov

Heavyweight BoutOdds
Tybura Odds+290
Romanov Odds-375
Over/under rounds2.5 (+120 / -165)
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Main Card

  • 10 p.m. ET
  • ESPN+ Pay-per-view

Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker

Light Heavyweight BoutOdds
Pedro Odds-750
Hunsucker Odds+500
Over/under rounds1.5 (+275 / -400)

Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova

Women's Bantamweight BoutOdds
Yanan Odds+105
Pudilova Odds-125
Over/under rounds2.5 (-400 / +275)

Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Bantamweight BoutOdds
Aldo Odds+115
Dvalishvili Odds-140
Over/under rounds2.5 (-225 / +150)

Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold

Middleweight BoutOdds
Costa Odds-350
Rockhold Odds+260
Over/under rounds1.5 (-140/ +100)

Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards

Middleweight Title FightOdds
Usman  Odds-350
Edwards Odds+275
Over/under rounds4.5 (-190 / +135)

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