Here’s everything you need to know about the two title fights on Saturday in Manchester, England.
Leon Edwards defends his UFC welterweight championship against Belal Muhammad in the main event of two-title-fight UFC 304 on Saturday in Manchester, England.
The other championship bout also features an Englishman titleholder — Tom Aspinall defending his interim heavyweight belt against Curtis Blaydes.
Edwards (22-3, 1 NC) is unbeaten in his past 13 fights, most recently beating Colby Covington by decision in December in his second 170-pound title defense. Edwards is No. 3 in the ESPN pound-for-pound men’s rankings.
Muhammad (23-3, 1 NC) is unbeaten in 10 straight. His most recent win came over a year ago, by decision over Gilbert Burns in May 2023. Muhammad is No. 3 in the ESPN welterweight rankings.
Aspinall (14-3), No. 1 in the ESPN heavyweight rankings, has won two straight fights, most recently a first-round knockout of Sergei Pavlovich in November that earned him the interim title.
The third-ranked Blaydes (18-4, 1 NC) is coming off a second-round KO of Jailton Almeida in March.
Both title bouts are rematches of fights that ended controversially. Edwards-Muhammad in 2021 was ruled no contest after an eye poke early in Round 2 rendered Muhammad unable to continue. In 2022, Blaydes was awarded a TKO win after Aspinall blew out his knee 15 seconds into their fight.
What are the storylines behind the top fights at UFC 304? How are experts breaking them down? What do the fighters have to say? Here is the fight card, how to watch it and a collection of all of the UFC 304 essentials.
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