The UFC's return to Salt Lake City will see Kamaru Usman defend his welterweight throne against Leon Edwards, and Luke Rockhold ends a lengthy layoff against Brazil's Paulo Costa. Read on for our parlay picks and predictions ahead of UFC 278.
Usman first met Edwards back in late 2015 and claimed a unanimous verdict on the scorecards. Since then, the former has claimed UFC gold and cemented himself as an all-time great welterweight with five successful title defenses, the last of which came at Colby Covington's expense this past November. The latter has won nine straight, including a decision over Nate Diaz in his latest outing 14 months ago.
In the co-headliner, former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold ends a three-year layoff opposite ex-title challenger Paulo Costa. Both fighters head to Salt Lake City on two-fight slumps, with Rockhold suffering a KO loss to Jan Blachowicz in a failed experiment at 205 pounds his last time out, and Costa dropping a five-round battle to Marvin Vettori on points this past October. Also on the main card, UFC luminary Jose Aldo vies for his fourth straight win against fellow bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili, who gets his toughest test yet after compiling seven straight wins in the Octagon.
Here are my top parlay picks for Saturday's UFC 278 (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook).