UFC 304

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
The poster for UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJuly 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)
VenueCo-op Live
CityManchester, England
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Lemos vs. Jandiroba UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on July 27, 2024, at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England.[1]

Background

[edit]
This will be the first sporting event to take place at the Co-op Live arena, which opened in April 2024.[2]

The event will mark the promotion's fifth visit to Manchester and first since UFC 204 in October 2016.[1]

A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad is expected to headline the event.[3] The pair previously fought at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad in March 2021, where the fight was declared a no contest following an accidental eye poke which left Muhammad unable to continue.[4]

An interim UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the title holder Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes is set to co-headline the event.[5] They previously met at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall in July 2022 in which Blaydes won after Aspinall injured his knee fifteen seconds into the bout keeping him out of competition for a year.[6]

A middleweight bout between Christian Leroy Duncan and Robert Bryczek was scheduled for this event.[7] However, Bryczek withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by former LFA Middleweight Champion Gregory Rodrigues.[8]

A women's strawweight bout between Ravena Oliveira and Shauna Bannon was scheduled for this event.[9] However, Oliveira withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced with promotional newcomer Alice Ardelean.[10]

A bantamweight bout between Ramon Taveras and Caolán Loughran was scheduled for this event.[11] However, Taveras had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was reportedly relaced by Hecher Sosa.[12][13] It was later reported that Sosa will not be competing at the event as Loughran will be facing Jake Hadley instead.[14][15]

Fight card

[edit]
Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Leon Edwards (c) vs. Belal Muhammad [a]
Heavyweight Tom Aspinall (ic) vs. Curtis Blaydes [b]
Lightweight King Green vs. Paddy Pimblett
Middlewight Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Featherweight Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
Preliminary card (ESPN 2 / ESPN+)
Featherweight Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda
Women's Strawweight Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil
Bantamweight Jake Hadley vs. Caolan Loughran
Light Heavyweight Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons
Flyweight Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape
Welterweight Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie
Heavyweight Mick Parkin vs. Lukasz Brzeski
Women's Straweight Shauna Bannon vs. Alice Ardelean
  1. ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.

[16]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Guillherme Cruz (2024-04-24). "UFC 304 announced for Manchester this summer". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  2. ^ Staff (2024-04-24). "UFC 304 confirmed for Manchester in July". bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ^ Mike Bohn (2024-05-16). "UFC 304 official with Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad headliner and more in Manchester". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  4. ^ Nolan King (2021-03-14). "UFC Fight Night 187 results: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad ends in nasty accidental eye poke". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ^ Staff (2024-05-16). "Interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes set for UFC 304 co-main event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  6. ^ Eddie Law (2022-07-23). "UFC London: Aspinall suffers knee injury 15 seconds in, Blaydes takes TKO decision". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  7. ^ Bryson Hester (2024-05-23). "UFC 304 adds Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  8. ^ Mathew Riddle. "UFC 304: savage middleweight strikers clash at Manchester PPV". si.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  9. ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2024-05-14). "UFC 304: Molly McCann faces Bruna Brasil, Shauna Bannon meets Ravena Oliveira". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  10. ^ Ryan Harkness (2024-07-15). "TikTok star Alice Ardelean added to UFC 304 fight card in Manchester". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  11. ^ Ian O'Neill (2024-04-17). "Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Tavares set for UFC 304". severemma.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  12. ^ Nolan King (2024-07-17). "Ramon Taveras withdraws from UFC 304 vs. Caolan Loughran: 'It sucks that it came to this'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  13. ^ Daniel Manso (2024-07-18). "New Spanish partner for Topuria: Hecher joins the UFC". as.com. Retrieved 2024-07-18. (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Cristina Parra (2024-07-18). "Hecher Sosa's dream on pause: "It was very close!"". as.com. Retrieved 2024-07-19. (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Nolan King (2024-07-22). "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 15-21)". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  16. ^ "UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UFC_304&oldid=1236299686"