UFC 278 – Usman vs. Edwards II, Aldo vs. Dvalishvili official for August 20. Salt Lake City event

The UFC have confirmed this Monday afternoon via press release, a host of matchups for their August 20. pay-per-view event, UFC 278 – with an undisputed welterweight title fight between champion, Kamaru Usman, and the #2 ranked, Leon Edwards set to headline a Vivint Arena event in Salt Lake City, Utah.

As per the promotion, Auchi native, Usman will make his first Octagon walk of this year in an undisputed welterweight championship rematch against Birmingham native, Edwards in the ‘Beehive State’.

Initially meeting back in December 2015 as part of a ‘Fight Night’ billed event in Orlando, Florida – Usman handed Team Renagade BJJ & MMA staple, Edwards a unanimous decision loss.

Other high-profile fights confirmed for the card include a mouth-watering bantamweight clash between former featherweight kingpin, Jose Aldo, and Georgian wrestling product, Merab Dvalishvili.

A middleweight matchup between one-time title challenger, Belo Horizonte native, Paulo Costa and the returning former undisputed UFC and Strikeforce middleweight kingpin, Luke Rockhold has also been confirmed by the organization following a prior report. 

Below, catch each confirmed fight from the promotion for the August 20. UFC 278 event.

Welterweight: Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Leon Edwards

Bantamweight: Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Middleweight: Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold

Light Heavyweight: Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker

Flyweight: Amir Albazi vs. Francisco Figueiredo

Featherweight: Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldana

Flyweight: Aoriqileng vs. Jay Perrin

Lightweight: Leonardo Santos vs. jared Gordon

Flyweight: Daniel Lacerda vs. Victor Altamirano

Heavyweight: Alexander Romanov vs. Marcin Tybura

Welterweight: A.J. Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa

Bantamweight: Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilova