The UFC returns to England in July, and two titles might be on the road in rematches.
UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) is ready for July 27 at Co-op Dwell in Manchester. It is going to be the promotion’s first go to to England’s second largest metropolis in almost eight years. Earlier this week, the UFC launched the occasion’s official poster, and it options all 4 headliners.
Within the headliner, England’s personal Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his welterweight title in a rematch in opposition to Belal Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC). Muhammad will try to turn into the primary Palestinian to win a UFC title.
Muhammad has been ready greater than three years for one more shot at Edwards. They fought in March 2021, however the principle occasion led to a no contest when Muhammad was poked within the eye and was unable to proceed. Edwards received the title two fights later in opposition to Kamaru Usman in a giant upset, then beat him in a rematch to defend it and beat Colby Covington this previous December, as effectively.
Within the co-feature, England’s Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) will defend his interim heavyweight title for the primary time in a rematch in opposition to Curtis Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). Champion Jon Jones has been out with an harm and is predicted to combat former champ Stipe Miocic upon his return, not interim champ Aspinall.
Of their first assembly, Blaydes received by TKO in simply 15 seconds when Aspinall blew out his knee almost two years in the past. That led to a prolonged restoration and rehab, however he received the interim belt two fights into his return. Aspinall has had simply certainly one of his 14 wins exit of the primary spherical.
Try the UFC 304 poster under.
The most recent UFC 304 lineup consists of:
- Champ Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – for welterweight title
- Interim champ Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes – for interim heavyweight title
- Bobby Inexperienced vs. Paddy Pimblett
- Manel Kape vs. Muhammad Mokaev
- Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
- Daniel Pineda vs. Nathaniel Wooden
- Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons
- Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira
- Bruna Brasil vs. Molly McCann
- Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Taveras
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Mick Parkin
- Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Sam Patterson
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