UFC 304: Belal Muhammad takes Leon Edwards’ welterweight title, Tom Aspinall swiftly KOs Curtis Blaydes

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 27: (L-R) Belal Muhammad punches Leon Edwards of Jamaica in the UFC welterweight championship bout during the UFC 304 event at Co-op Live on July 27, 2024 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Belal Muhammad is the brand-new UFC welterweight champ after his massive sway Leon Edwards on Sunday in Manchester, England. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC using Getty Images)

Belal Muhammad ultimately obtained his sway Leon Edwards, and he did so on Edwards’ home grass.

Muhammad stunned Edwards with a substantial consentaneous choice win generally occasion at UFC 304 at an early stage Sunday early morning. Muhammad greatly closed down the Englishman Edwards throughout the whole battle in a sluggish round that left a lot of followers in Co-Op Reside in Manchester, England, going out of the field early and mad. Muhammad landed virtually 100 even more overall strikes than Edwards did and he endured a late flurry to get the welterweight belt.

Muhammad really did not lose at any time in his difficulty. He took Edwards down numerous times in the preliminary and plainly took the very early benefit in their round. Muhammad took him down once more virtually right away in the 2nd round, also, and afterwards obtained him once more with a substantial decline to Edwards’ head.

Edwards had his flashes throughout the evening, consisting of with a fast takedown at the end of the 2nd round in what was his initial real flash of anything up till that factor. He landed a number of huge strikes to Muhammad’s head in the last 30 secs of the 5th round, also, which sent out blood putting out of Muhammad’s face and onto the floor covering.

That, nevertheless, came far too late. Muhammad hung on ultimately and got the consentaneous choice win to take the welterweight title far from Edwards.

Muhammad currently holds a 24-3 document after the win. He’s won 10 straight going back to 2019, also, with the no-contest do with Edwards in the center of that stretch. Edwards went down to 22-4 with the loss, which was his initial considering that Kamaru Usman obtained him in 2015. Edwards got in the evening coming off a consentaneous choice sway Colby Covington in December.

Tom Aspinall offered the neighborhood followers something to applaud around when the Englishman appeared warm in the co-main occasion and effectively safeguarded his acting heavyweight champion belt with a substantial first-round knockout sway Curtis Blaydes. Aspinall simply hardly missed out on a right-handed head shot after piercing Blaydes with his left, which sent out Blaydes stumbling back to the floor covering. Aspinall after that struck and supplied a fierceness of head shots, which had the main calling the battle simply one min in.

The win retaliated Aspinall’s loss to Blaydes from the last time they contested in 2022. Blaydes defeated Aspinall because round, though Aspinall went down with a leg injury simply 15 secs right into that battle. Aspinall currently holds a 15-3 document. He’s won 3 right considering that his loss to Blaydes, and he got in the evening fresh off a first-round sway Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 last autumn. Blaydes went down to 18-5 in his occupation, and he’s currently shed 2 of his last 3 battles.

Right Here’s exactly how UFC 304 unravelled in actual time:

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  • OUTCOME: Belal Muhammad def. Leon Edwards by choice (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)

  • Battle finishes and we’re mosting likely to the scorecards

    Belal is dripping, yet heads to his edge with his arms elevated

  • Wow Edwards simply broke open Muhammad’s confront with an elbow joint

  • Edwards turns around with 40 secs left!

  • Followers have actually seen adequate (likewise, it’s 6 a.m. in Manchester)

  • Belal takes Edwards’ back with over 3 mins left in the battle

  • Edwards’ edge informs him he requires a coating in the fifth round

  • Edwards turns around setting in the last 30 secs

    The battle is heading to the fifth round and it’s most likely Edwards requires a coating to maintain his title after Belal won the fourth round.

  • Muhammad has actually taken the champ down for an 8th time

    And currently it’s time for Muhammad to try to find an entry from the back. 90 secs left in the round

  • Belal touchdown some combinations currently in the 4th

  • Edwards takes Round 3

    The champ’s body lock won him the round and eliminated any one of Muhammad’s energy, yet the opposition is still up 2 rounds to one.



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