A moment later, Perrin offers a combination, but Aoriqileng counters with a hard left hand that staggers. Perrin charges ahead with a combination of punches. Another kick from Perrin is caught and they reset in the center again. Perrin shoulder rolls away to reset the action. Perrin offers one of his own a moment later, but Aoriqileng catches it. Round 1 – They meet in the center and begin sizing each other up. Judging: Derek Cleary, Mike Bell, Dan Furse Records: Victor Altamirano (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Daniel Da Silva (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) Recap: UFC 278 video: Victor Altamirano elbows spatter Daniel da Silva’s blood everywhere, complete comeback TKO Daniel Da Silva via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:39 What a wild back-and-forth one-round fight to start the event. The referee finally decides to step in and stop the fight. He postures up and continues to rain down unanswered strikes. More elbows and punches from the top from Altamirano. The referee is watching closely, but doesn’t stop the action. Heavy elbows from Altamirano slice Da Silva open as he tries to cover up. Da Silva threatens an armbar, but Altamirano is wise to it, and begins throwing hard ground and pound strikes. Altamirano sneaks in a hard knee to the body and Da Silva falls to the ground, but is able to pull Altamirano into his guard. They reset before letting more strikes fly. A spinning backfist from Da Silva finds the mark as Altamirano retreats. Altamirano gets back to his feet and they continue to exchange. Da Silva catches Altamirano cleanly with a hard punch after a missed wheel kick, knocking him to the canvas. Da Silva defends and circles away, and they continue to trade strikes. Round 1 – The flyweights quickly touch gloves and Altamirano blitzes forward with a combination of kicks and punches. Read below for a play-by-play of the action that unfolded. You can also get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Mike Bohn ( ) and Ken Hathaway ( ) on Twitter. To discuss the show, be sure to check out our UFC 278 discussion thread. The co-main event featured the return of former middleweight champ Luke Rockhold (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), who fought for the first time in more than three years when he met Paulo Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC).
The two first fought in December 2015, when Usman won a unanimous decision. The main event was a rematch between welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) and Leon Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC). The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC/ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. UFC 278 took place at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 278 event, and provided live play-by-play and official results.
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