Merab Dvalishvili, a Georgian fighter attempting to push himself into title contention, will face Jose Aldo at UFC 278. Aldo is still a dominant veteran. Aldo vs. Dvalishvili will take place at around 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET and will be streamed on ESPN Plus PPV, while the main card fights start on Saturday, August 20 at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET.
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At approximately 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET, No. 3 ranked Jose Aldo and No. 6 ranked Merab Dvalishvili square off, followed by Paulo Costa facing the astute Luke Rockhold at 8:30 p.m. PT/11:30 p.m. ET. The main card fights start promptly at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET, but the real action starts with the title fights. At about 8:50 p.m. PT/11:50 p.m. ET, Kamaru Usman will rematch Leon Edwards in the evening’s conclusion, bringing everything to a close. Keep in mind that the times indicated could alter depending on how long or short the other main card bouts end up lasting.
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
ESPN+ PRELIMS ODDS:
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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