UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | July 27, 2024 | |||
Venue | Co-op Live | |||
City | Manchester, England | |||
Event chronology | ||||
|
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
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 it is unsure if Loughran will remain on the card.[12]
Fight card
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 | Bobby Green | vs. | Paddy Pimblett | ||||
Flyweight | Muhammad Mokaev | vs. | Manel Kape | ||||
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 | ||||
Heavyweight | Mick Parkin | vs. | Łukasz Brzeski | ||||
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
Welterweight | Oban Elliott | vs. | Preston Parsons | ||||
Welterweight | Sam Patterson | vs. | Kiefer Crosbie | ||||
Middleweight | Christian Leroy Duncan | vs. | Gregory Rodrigues | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Modestas Bukauskas | vs. | Marcin Prachnio |
- ^ For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
- ^ For the interim UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Announced bouts
- Women's Strawweight bout: Shauna Bannon vs. Alice Ardelean[10]
- Bantamweight bout: Caolán Loughran vs. TBD[12]
See also
References
- ^ a b Guillherme Cruz (2024-04-24). "UFC 304 announced for Manchester this summer". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Staff (2024-04-24). "UFC 304 confirmed for Manchester in July". bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Eddie Law (2022-07-23). "UFC London: Aspinall suffers knee injury 15 seconds in, Blaydes takes TKO decision". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Bryson Hester (2024-05-23). "UFC 304 adds Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Mathew Riddle. "UFC 304: savage middleweight strikers clash at Manchester PPV". si.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2024-05-14). "UFC 304: Molly McCann faces Bruna Brasil, Shauna Bannon meets Ravena Oliveira". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b Ryan Harkness (2024-07-15). "TikTok star Alice Ardelean added to UFC 304 fight card in Manchester". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Ian O'Neill (2024-04-17). "Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Tavares set for UFC 304". severemma.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.