UFC 278 prelims: Storylines to watch

Miranda Maverick fights out her UFC contract vs Shanna Young at UFC 278 on the ABC / ESPN prelim cardA rematch headlines Saturday’s UFC 278 fight card from Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. In that matchup, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman faces Leon Edwards. The two men first met on the early prelims of a UFC on FOX card in December 2015. Usman took home the unanimous decision victory on that night. Neither Usman or Edwards has tasted defeat since that contest.

In the evening’s co-main event, ex-UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold returns to the octagon for the first time in over three years to face former UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa, who hasn’t competed…