UFC 304 Manchester: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad – Fight Card, Betting Odds, Start Time
All the fights for UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad in Manchester on Saturday 27th July 2024. With betting odds, start time, date, fight card, and information on how to watch.
- Event: UFC 304: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad
- Date: Sat, July. 27, 2024
- Location: Co-op live, Manchester, UK
- Broadcast: Prelims 6 p.m. ET in the U.S., Main Card 10 p.m. ET in the U.S.
- Broadcast in the UK: Prelims will begin at 11 p.m. BST, Main Card at 3 a.m. BST
UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad Full fight card
Main Card
- Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad: Main Event Title Fight
- Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes: Heavyweight Title Fight
- Bobby Green vs. Paddy Pimblett: Lightweight
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape: Flyweight
- Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze: Featherweight
Prelims
- Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda: Featherweight
- Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil: Women’s Strawweight
- Caolán Loughran vs. Ramon Taveras: Bantamweight
- Mick Parkin vs. Lukasz Brzeski: Heavyweight
Early Prelims
- Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons: Welterweight
- Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Gregory Rodrigues: Middleweight
- Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie: Welterweight
- Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira: Women’s Strawweight
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio: Light Heavyweight
*Fight card, bout order, and number of fights are subject to change
Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad Tale of the Tape
| Name: | Leon Edwards | Belal Muhammad |
| Country: | United Kingdom | United States |
| Age: | 32 | 35 |
| Height: | 6′0″/183 cm | 5′ 10″/178 cm |
| Weight: | 77 kg | 77 kg |
| Reach: | 74 in (188 cm) | 72 in (183 cm) |
Start date and time
UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad takes place on Saturday, July 27th, at the Co-op Live, Manchester, UK. The main card will start at 10 p.m. ET with the the Prelims starting at 6 p.m. ET. In the UK, the main event starts at 3 a.m. GMT with the Prelims starting at 11 p.m. GMT.
Betting Odds
MMA’s premier promotion will return to England this weekend.
Lucky fans in attendance at the new Co-op Live Arena in Manchester will get to watch a stacked card headlined by two title fights.
In the main event, Leon Edwards puts his welterweight strap on the line against streaking contender Belal Muhammad, who has won nine consecutive fights.
Before that, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall will be looking to avenge the lone loss of his UFC career when he takes on Curtis Blaydes.
Join LowKickMMA as we preview and predict these two massive bouts and provide you with UFC odds for every fight on the UFC 304 main card.
Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad
Edwards and Muhammad have been beefing ever since their first fight ended in a no-contest due to an inadvertent eye poke in March 2021.
Since then, ‘Rocky’ has taken his game to the next level and proven he’s the world’s best 170lb MMA fighter by beating Kamaru Usman twice.
Naturally, he’s the -200 favorite. However, Muhammad won five consecutive fights after that and beat some top tier opposition.
‘Remember The Name’ is a +163 underdog and will present Edwards with wrestling problems early, but ultimately the gap in striking will show as the fight progresses.
We will be backing the Englishman to get the job done in front of his home crowd. It could be via stoppage, but a lopsided unanimous decision is just as likely.
Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes
Aspinall and Blaydes fought for 15 seconds before the Atherton native’s knee injury meant their UFC London main event ended inconclusively two years ago.
‘The Honey Badger’ officially walked away with a TKO defeat, but that hasn’t stopped the bookmakers from making him a fairly big -250 favorite ahead of the rematch.
It’s really hard to look past Aspinall in this one. Blaydes is a long-time contender, who certainly poses a threat with his elite-level wrestling ability.
However, his +188 underdog status is probably justified because he’s been knocked out several times and is facing arguably the best heavyweight in MMA.
Aspinall loves to box, but he’s got some skills if this fight goes to the floor and we expect him to make a statement by taking out Blaydes relatively early.
Bobby Green vs Paddy Pimblett
Green’s -175 favorite tag is 100 percent justified as he’s been there, done that, and got the T-shirt in the UFC – he’s certainly Pimblett’s toughest opponent yet.
‘The Baddy’ is a +138 underdog and there are a few reasons for that.
Pimblett’s striking defense is suspect, to say the least, and he’s got a tendency to box when he really should be trying to utilize his BJJ black belt.
This fight all depends on what tactics the Liverpudlian chooses to employ.
Green will win the striking battle and could even score a KO, but Pimblett has his number on the floor and we are untimely backing him to pull off an upset by submitting or outpointing the American.
Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze
We don’t like Allen as a heavy -225 favorite in this fight.
‘Almighty’ is on a two-fight winless skid, and while there’s no shame in losing to Max Holloway or Movsar Evloev, he’s looked very hittable in those fights.
Over three rounds, we can see him struggling with a slick striker like Chikadze, who has outstruck Edson Barboza, Cub Swanson and Alex Caceres in the UFC.
The odds of +175 are too good to pass up, so we’re backing Chikadze to win.
Muhammad Mokaev vs Manel Kape
Mokaev vs Kape is the closest thing we have to a pick ’em fight on the UFC 304 main card.
The 23-year-old Russian-born Englishman is a slight +125 favorite in what we believe is his toughest test to date, on paper.
Kape, the +100 underdog, has championship-level experience and the ability to land a KO blow from anywhere, especially on a wrestler like Mokaev.
Ultimately, we think Mokaev will avoid the Portuguese fighter’s sharp strikes and win this fight on the floor where he has dominated in the Octagon.
Tickets
Fans are advised to register their interest early via ufc.com/Manchester to secure their tickets. UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad tickets go on sale from 10:00 a.m. BST on Friday, June 7, via Ticketmaster. When tickets are available they will appear here.
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PPV price and Live streams
UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad is Live on ESPN+ PPV and the PPV is not available right now. When available you will be able to purchase the PPV here. In The UK, UFC 304 is available on TNT Sports as well as on UFC Fight Pass.
What is Next after UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad?
The next UFC event that follows UFC 304: Leon Edwards Vs. Belal Muhammad is UFC Fight Night: Abu Dhabi at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday 3 August 2024.
