UFC 278 - Who's next for Leon Edwards, Kamaru Usman and Jose Aldo?

As the fifth round progressed in Salt Lake City, the headlines were already being written. With one minute left in the main event, Kamaru Usman had coasted in his title defense against Leon Edwards.

Then came the head kick that shocked the world.

Edwards became the new UFC welterweight champion with the knockout and sent all those watching into a frenzy. Now Edwards and Usman each have a win over the other, but will a rematch come next?

In the co-main event, Paulo Costa defeated an exhausted Luke Rockhold, and before that, Merab Dvalishvili denied all attempts from Jose Aldo to get back on track.

So what comes next? Let's take a look at what fights could be booked next.

Who should be next: Kamaru Usman

Edwards himself told ESPN prior to the fight that he viewed this as a «beat him twice» scenario. Sometimes that's just the case. If you want to dethrone a dominant champ, you have to do it twice. We've seen that play out numerous times over the history of the sport, and this is one of those cases.

If the PPV is purchased, all fights from UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 will be available to watch on ESPN+.

• Kamaru Usman © vs. Leon Edwards 2 • Paulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold • Jose Aldo vs. Merab Dvalishvili • Wu Yanan vs. Lucie Pudilová • Tyson Pedro vs. Harry Hunsucker • Marcin Tybura vs. Alexandr Romanov • Leonardo Santos vs. Jared Gordon • Sean Woodson vs. Luis Saldaña • AJ Fletcher vs. Ange Loosa • Francisco Figueiredo vs. Amir Albazi • Aoriqileng vs. Jay Perrin • Daniel Da Silva vs. Victor Altamirano

Watch the complete card on ESPN+ PPV

Edwards went into UFC 278 believing it was the perfect set of circumstances for him to become a champion. And now that it has happened, he wants to be an active champ. I could see this one