Kamaru Usman is favorite to defend his belt at UFC 278

K. Usman is the UFC welterweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The city of Salt Lake City receives the UFC 278 with expectations of a record in the main fight. The welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, tries to equal the record of Anderson Silva with 16 consecutive victories in Ultimate. And, depending on the bookmakers, the welterweight champion has everything it takes to beat the challenger Leon edwards.

How to bet on UFC 278?

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(R$ 1,25) Kamaru Usman x Leon Edwards (R$ 3,80)

With the welterweight belt in his hands, Kamaru Usman has everything to stay at the top. The African fighter has only one defeat so far in his career, in addition to twenty victories. At the moment, his unbeaten run is 19 appearances. It's no surprise that your favoritism is R$1,25 for every R$1,00 you invest in sports betting.

On the other hand, the British Leo Edwards, second in the Ultimate rankings, also has an interesting record: 19 positive results and three negative results.

Yielding R$3,80 in case of victory, according to the Odds shark, the European athlete has not lost since 2015. His last fight was in June last year, having won Nate diaz by the UFC 263. Meanwhile, Usman had his most recent performance in November 2021, in front of Colby covington No. UFC 268.

Other betting options  

Will the fight last five rounds?

Yes (R$ 1,68) / No (R$ 2,20)

Total rounds (more than/less than)

More than Less than 

1.5 – R$ 1,18 1.5 – R$ 4,50

2.5 – R$ 1,32 2.5 – R$ 3,25

3.5 – R$ 1,45 3.5 – R$ 2,65

4.5 – R$ 1,60 4.5 – R$ 2,25

(R$ 3,40) Léo Santos x Jared Gordon (R$ 1,32)

the carioca Leo Santos, valued at R$ 3,40, being the underdog for the lightweight duel, needs to recover from two consecutive defeats – to Clay guida e Grant dawson. The most recent victory was in 2020, in UFC 251, against Roma Bogatov. His record is 18 wins, one draw and five setbacks.

the american Jared gordon, priced at R$1,32 to 1, has similar numbers to the Brazilian opponent: 18 wins and five losses. It also comes from a setback, this one suffered for Grant dawson, in April this year.

Guesses: victories of Kamaru Usman (R$ 1,25) and Jared gordon (R $ 1,32).

Check out the UFC 278 fights and odds:

Saturday (August 20)

MAIN CARD

From 23pm, Brasília time

Welterweight: (R$ 1,25) Kamaru Usman x Leon edwards ($ 3,80)

Average weight: (R$ 1,30) Paulo borrachinha x Luke Rockhold ($ 3,50)

Bantamweight: (R$ 2,00) José Aldo x Merab Dvalishvili ($ 1,82)

Heavy weight: (R$ 4,10) Marcin tybura x Alexander Romanov ($ 1,25)

Light heavyweight: (R$ 1,18) Tyson Peter x Harry Hunsucker ($ 6,25)

PRELIMINARY CARD

From 19pm, Brasília time

Light weight: (R$ 3,40) Leo Santos x Jared gordon ($ 1,32)

Bantamweight: (R$ 2,23) Wu Yanan x Lucie Pudilova ($ 1,66)

Featherweight: (R$ 4,00) Sean Woodson x Luis Saldaña ($ 1,25)

Flyweight: (R$ 1,20) Miranda maverick x Shana Young (R4 4,50)

Welterweight: (R$ 1,64) AJ Fletcher x Ange Loosa ($ 2,32)

Flyweight: (R$ 1,25) amir albazi x Francisco Figueredo ($ 4,10)

Bantamweight: (R$ 1,58) Aori Qileng x Jay Perrin ($ 2,40)

Flyweight: (R$ 2,64) Daniel Miojo x Victor Altamirano ($ 1,50)

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