The big night is finally here. Though most of the action will take place in the early hours of the morning in Manchester, MMA‘s top promotion closes out a light month of July with another marquee event.
Tonight, Co-op Live is the host arena for UFC 304. Live coverage begins at just past 11 pm Manchester time (6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT) with early prelims on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass before progressing to featured undercard bouts at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT. The night ends with the main card at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT on pay-per-view.
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Main Event
Two title fights top the bill tonight, highlighted by the main event of the evening. Current UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards (22-3, 1 NC MMA, 14-3, 1 NC UFC) battles No. 2 contender Belal Muhammad (23-3, 1 NC MMA, 14-3, 1 NC UFC) in a rematch for the title. Edwards and Muhammad first met in March of 2021 but that fight ended 18 seconds into round two (no-contest: eye poke.)
Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, the co-headliner sees the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship up for grabs. Interim titleholder Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) meets No. 4 contender Curtis Blaydes (18-4, 1 NC MMA, 13-4, 1 NC UFC). This, too, is a rematch. Back in 2022, Blaydes finished Aspinall by TKO (knee injury) in 15 seconds. Both title fights are five rounds at five minutes per round.
Rest of the Card
Also on tonight’s main card, you’ll see a lightweight fixture between No. 15 contender King Green [formerly known as Bobby Green] (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) and Paddy Pimblett (21-3, 5-0 UFC), a middleweight contest pairing Christian Leroy Duncan (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) against 20-fight veteran Gregory Rodrigues (15-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC), and a featherweight contest matching No. 6 contender Arnold Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) with No. 10 contender Giga Chikadze (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC).
UFC 304 Results:
Main Card: (10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN+ pay-per-view)
Main Event: Belal Muhammad def. Leon Edwards by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) wins UFC Welterweight Championship.
Co-Main Event: Tom Aspinall def. Curtis Blaydes by KO (Ground and Pound) at 1:00 into Round 1, defends UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship.
Paddy Pimblett def. King Green by Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:22 into Round 1.
Gregory Rodrigues def. Christian Leroy Duncan by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Arnold Allen def. Giga Chikadze by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.)
Late Prelims: (8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN2 & ESPN+)
Featured Prelim: Nathaniel Wood def. Daniel Pineda by Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28.)
Co-Featured Prelim: Bruna Brasil def Molly McCann by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28.)
Jake Hadley def. Caolan Loughran by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28.)
Muhammad Mokaev def. Manel Kape by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27.)
Early Prelims: (6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT, ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass)
Featured Early Prelim: Oban Elliott def. Preston Parsons by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27.)
Co-Featured Early Prelim: Modestas Bukauskas def. Marcin Prachino by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 3:12 into Round 3.
Sam Patterson def. Kiefer Crosbie by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 2:50 into Round 1.
Mick Parkin def. Lukasz Brzeski by KO (Ground and Pound) at 3:23 into Round 1.
Shauna Bannon def. Alice Ardelean by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27.)
