This bout should have been on the main card, but it was rescheduled just before the event, so promising heavyweights Marcin Tybura and Alexandr Romanov will now square off during the UFC 278 preliminary round. The good news is that DirecTV Stream and fuboTV are now offering free trials for watching all of the UFC 278 preliminary bouts live.Beginning at 5 p.m. ET/8 p.m. ET, the preliminary round will be televised live on ABC and streamed on ESPN Plus.
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Romanov (16-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and his undefeated record intimidate Tybura (22-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC), but we’ll find out for sure when this matchup concludes the preliminary card at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. Tybura vs. Romanova will actually take place at approximately 6:15 p.m. PT/9:15 p.m. ET. Keep in mind that the times indicated could alter depending on how long or short the other main card bouts end up lasting.
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah’s Vivant Arena
TV Channel: ESPN+ PPV for the main card, ABC for the preliminary round
Watch the event online in real time: With DirecTV Stream (free trial) or fuboTV (free trial), you can watch Romanov vs. Tybura in the UFC 278 preliminary round live for free. You may watch a live stream of the fights on ESPN+ for less than $7 if you don’t want to sign up for one of those streaming services or have used up all of the free trials.(The subscription is only $6.99 a month or $69.99 for a full year, and you can cancel at any time.)
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Main card odds and results for UFC 278 (updated by DraftKings on August 20 at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET)
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Leon Edwards (+280) vs. Kamaru Usman (-340) for the Welterweight title
Middleweights Paulo Costa (-340) vs. Luke Rockhold (+280)
Bantamweights: Jose Aldo (+120) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (-140)
Lucie Pudilova (-125) vs. Wu Yanan (+105) Bantamweight women’s
Harry Hunsucker (+530) vs. Tyson Pedro (-730) Lightweights
PRELIMS ODDS (Watch via ESPN+ or ABC [free trial]):
Heavyweights Marcin Tybura (+290) vs. Alexander Romanov (-350)
Lightweights Leonardo Santos (+220) vs. Jared Gordon (-260)
Featherweights: Sean Woodson (-365) vs. Luis Saldana (+300)
Welterweights: A.J. Fletcher (-150) vs. Ange Loosa (+130)
ESPN+ EARLY PRELIM ODDS:
Flyweights: Francisco Figueiredo (+370) vs. Amir Albazi (-460)
Bantamweights: Aori Qileng (-135) vs. Jay Perrin (+115)
Flyweights: Daniel Da Silva (+145) vs. Victor Altamirano (-170)
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