UFC 304: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad 2 Weigh-In Live Stream & Results

UFC 304 takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! For the first time in almost a decade, the Octagon is in the English city of Manchester, marking the promotion’s first visit to a UK destination other than London since the COVID-19 outbreak. And the mixed martial […]

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UFC 304 takes place tomorrow night, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

For the first time in almost a decade, the Octagon is in the English city of Manchester, marking the promotion’s first visit to a UK destination other than London since the COVID-19 outbreak.

And the mixed martial arts leader has brought a lineup worthy of the occasion with it across the pond, with two title fights and a host of major undercard bouts set to go down.

The championship bouts at the top of the card will see home favorites Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall put their pieces of gold on the line in rematches, with Belal Muhammad challenging for the welterweight strap and Curtis Blaydes vying for the interim heavyweight belt.

Elsewhere on the card, Liverpool native Paddy Pimblett gets his first crack at the rankings opposite King Green, Arnold Allen looks to snap his losing skid at the expense of Giga Chikadze, and top flyweights Muhammad Mokaev and Manel Kape settle their bad blood in a potential title eliminator at 125 pounds.

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 Weigh-In Results

UFC 304 takes place Saturday, July 27, at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, England. The main card begins at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT, with the preliminary card starting at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.

See above for a live stream of the UFC 304 Weigh-In Show, and check out the full results below!

Main Card:

  • Welterweight Championship Main Event: Leon Edwards (170lbs) vs. Belal Muhammad
  • Interim Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Event: Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes
  • Lightweight: King Green vs. Paddy Pimblett
  • Middleweight: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Gregory Rodrigues
  • Featherweight: Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze

Preliminary Card:

  • Featherweight: Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda
  • Women’s Strawweight: Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil
  • Bantamweight: Caolán Loughran vs. Jake Hadley
  • Light Heavyweight: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio

Early Preliminary Card:

  • Welterweight: Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons
  • Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape
  • Welterweight: Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie
  • Heavyweight: Mick Parkin vs. ?ukasz Brzeski
  • Women’s Strawweight: Shauna Bannon vs. Alice Ardelean

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Arnold Allen mocks English Football team “They shouldn’t have been in the final anyway.”

Arnold AllenThe English-born MMA fighter Arnold Allen had realistic expectations when it came to the national English football team competing…

Arnold Allen

The English-born MMA fighter Arnold Allen had realistic expectations when it came to the national English football team competing in the Euros this past month. The 30-year-old athlete is set to compete this weekend at UFC 304 hosted in Manchester, England.

Arnold Allen and English Football

England started the Euro 2024 football tournament with a narrow 1-0 victory over Serbia. Next, they had draws against Denmark and Slovenia. By the time the finals came around, England was set to face Spain on July 14. Spain had defeated Germany and France en route to the final match. ‘Almighty‘ Allen knew it was unlikely England would go home with the cup. Ultimately, England lost to Spain with a score of 2-1.

While speaking to Ariel Helwant on The MMA Hour, Arnold Allen explained: “They shouldn’t have been in the final anyway. To get there, playing the way we were playing, scraping by. I don’t think anyone was expecting to win it … Such great players but just can’t put it together as a unit.”

In the octagon, ‘Almighty’ is coming off of two high-profile losses against the unbeaten Movsar Evloev and former champion Max Holloway. Prior to these losses, the English athlete was on a ten-fight win streak in the UFC. Now, at UFC 304, Arnold Allen will be looking to get back into the win column but faces a stiff test against former kickboxer Giga Chikadze. The Georgian-born Chikadze has won the majority of his fights by way of knockout and will be looking for an impressive finish on July 27.

Arnold Allen mocks English Football team “They shouldn’t have been in the final anyway.”

Arnold AllenThe English-born MMA fighter Arnold Allen had realistic expectations when it came to the national English football team competing…

Arnold Allen

The English-born MMA fighter Arnold Allen had realistic expectations when it came to the national English football team competing in the Euros this past month. The 30-year-old athlete is set to compete this weekend at UFC 304 hosted in Manchester, England.

Arnold Allen and English Football

England started the Euro 2024 football tournament with a narrow 1-0 victory over Serbia. Next, they had draws against Denmark and Slovenia. By the time the finals came around, England was set to face Spain on July 14. Spain had defeated Germany and France en route to the final match. ‘Almighty‘ Allen knew it was unlikely England would go home with the cup. Ultimately, England lost to Spain with a score of 2-1.

While speaking to Ariel Helwant on The MMA Hour, Arnold Allen explained: “They shouldn’t have been in the final anyway. To get there, playing the way we were playing, scraping by. I don’t think anyone was expecting to win it … Such great players but just can’t put it together as a unit.”

In the octagon, ‘Almighty’ is coming off of two high-profile losses against the unbeaten Movsar Evloev and former champion Max Holloway. Prior to these losses, the English athlete was on a ten-fight win streak in the UFC. Now, at UFC 304, Arnold Allen will be looking to get back into the win column but faces a stiff test against former kickboxer Giga Chikadze. The Georgian-born Chikadze has won the majority of his fights by way of knockout and will be looking for an impressive finish on July 27.

UFC CEO Dana White busted betting on NFL games during ‘least fun fight anybody’s ever seen’

UFC CEO Dana White busted betting on NFL games during ‘least fun fight anybody’s ever seen’As undefeated Russian standout Movsar Evloev was bagging his 18th career win, UFC CEO Dana White was placing bets…

UFC CEO Dana White busted betting on NFL games during ‘least fun fight anybody’s ever seen’

As undefeated Russian standout Movsar Evloev was bagging his 18th career win, UFC CEO Dana White was placing bets on a football game.

Back in January, Evloev stepped inside the Octagon for a featherweight clash with Arnold Allen as part of the UFC 297 main card. Despite walking away with a decisive decision victory, Evloev left a lot to be desired with his performance, leading White to call it “the least fun fight anybody’s ever seen.”

Movsar Evloev vs. Arnold Allen

A truly remarkable statement coming from a man who once sat through Namajunas vs. Esparza 2.

While White’s criticism is not entirely off-base, it turns out the UFC bossman may not have actually seen most of the fight.

“Dana said that my last fight was not entertaining,” Evloev said on the Badaev Podcast. “Maybe he wanted to motivate me somehow or dampen my championship ambitions a little. Then we talked with [American Top Team owner] Dan Lambert after the fight. He said, ‘Movsar, I was sitting next to Dana White during your fight, and he was watching American Football.’ He had apparently placed a bet somewhere during my fight. I told Dana, ‘I’m not here to amuse you, I came here for the belt.’ I’ll take the belt, and then we’ll see” (h/t MMA Mania).

Evolev’s story is plausible considering White is a self-described “degenerate gambler” who once lost a whopping $3 million in a single night.

Dana White

Evloev has his sights on a uFC featherweight title eliminator with Aljamain sterling

Having won eight in a row under the UFC banner, Movsar Evloev is sitting comfortably as the promotion’s No. 5 ranked featherweight. No announcements have been made regarding the Russian’s next opponent, but a potential title eliminator with former bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling appears to be in the cards.

The ‘Funk Master’ made his featherweight debut, delivering “the most dominant performance” of the night against Calvin Kattar at UFC 300.

Aljamain Sterling

Editorial – UFC Kansas City: What’s Next – 6 great fights to make after this weekend’s action in Missouri

UFC Kansas City What's Next 6 fights to make Max Holloway Arnold AllenUFC Kansas City was packed full of great fights, with some big, ranking-impacting results. Here are six fights to make after this weekend.

UFC Kansas City What's Next 6 fights to make Max Holloway Arnold Allen

UFC Kansas City was Max Holloway’s night. ‘Blessed’ came out of this weekend’s affairs as the King of Kansas City. After a gruelling affair against Englishman, Arnold Allen, who was previously unbeaten in the UFC, the Hawaaian edged the contender on the scorecards. It should be noted, however, that it was far by less than ‘Blessed’s’ usual runaway victories. Some fans are even asserting that it is Allen who was the rightful winner, showing the competitive nature of the enthralling bout.

In this piece, we look at potential match-ups for some of the big winners, and unfortunate losers that fought this weekend.

UFC Kansas City post-fight matchmaking

Max Holloway 

Dana White rules out UFC Hawaii event in the future Max Holloway
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UFC Kansas City was a blessing in disguise for ‘Blessed’.

The former long-reigning king of the division showed that just because he can’t quite get the strap off of Alexander Volkanovski’s waist, that doesn’t make him anyone’s stepping stone. Arnold Allen gave him all that he could handle, but it was the vintage volume from Holloway that sealed his victory.

“Blessed” is now calling for a fight with ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan-Sung Jung. This makes little sense rankings-wise, but with the losses to Volkanovski, Holloway has very little in the way of fresh opponents.

Allen is a better win than ‘The Korean Zombie’ these days, so this would be more fan service than anything else. What could be guaranteed is that the fight would be one for the ages. Former foe Volkanovski is calling for Holloway to make the move to lightweight, although his previous bout against Poirier at 155 may be discouraging.

Elsewhere, the winner of Josh Emmett vs Ilia Topuria could be another option, with the winner surely forcing Volkanovski to fight them.

Arnold Allen

The eight-year, ten-fight unbeaten streak inside the UFC has come to an end for Arnold Allen. He can hold his head high though, having had an extremely competitive fight against one of the very best fighters the division has ever seen.

Periods of low-volume striking probably cost the Englishman, who came on strong in the fifth round, but it was too little, too late. It showed many watching that although he may not be number one yet, Allen is most certainly in the top five featherweights in the company.

A rematch with Calvin Kattar would make sense, although he may be out til early 2024, with an injury from their original fight. In the meantime, Brian Ortega appears to be the logical choice. Ranked third and fourth respectively, this could headline, or co-main event the UFC Fight Night heading to London in July.

Edson Barboza

Knee from Barboza at UFC Kansas City
Knee from Barboza at UFC Kansas City

Edson Barboza is one of the deadliest strikers to ever grace the octagon, and once again at UFC Kansas City, it was the ever-lethal knees of the Brazillian that ended the bout. Looking as comfortable as he ever has, he peppered his opponent Billy Quarantillo with hard, stiff kicks. For the closing sequence, Barboza deployed a knee, with his back to the cage, and rendered “Billy Q” defenseless.

At 37, he is no spring chicken. He has fought most of the divisions elite, which often leaves just dangerous newcomers. Sodiq Yusuff is the name that makes the most sense. It would be an exciting match-up that would force Yusuff to sink or swim, and Barboza a chance to show, once again, that he is lethal to any fighter at 145lbs.

Ion Cutelaba

The UFC’s resident madman came out on top this weekend. Former heavyweight Tanner Boser felt the power of the Moldovan madman at UFC Kansas City as he broke a three-fight loss streak by way of knockout by way of TKO in the first round, using his fists frantically to pound Boser to the canvas.

Modestas Bukauskas makes sense and should be a fun affair between two of Europe’s premier 205-pounders. Bukauskas is currently on a three-fight win streak, with his most recent being over Tyson Pedro. The pairing makes sense, possibly on the UFC London card that is upcoming.

Pedro Munhoz

The foil for many an up-and-comer, Pedro Munhoz delivered once again this weekend, much to the disappointment of Chris Gutierrez. After dropping his opponent in the first round, Munhoz looked like the better fighter in the pairing. Despite his streaky form on the record books, Munhoz is still in the realms of the elite.

Umar Nurmagomedov would be interesting. The 16-0 prospect needs a test of this magnitude, and Munhoz is exactly the type of fighter to let us know what the young Russian is made of.

Bill Algeo

Bill Algeo gave a good account of himself in Kansas City, well at least inside the cage.

Having impressively submitted TJ Brown in the second round with a rear-naked choke, he unleashed his inner Colby Covington. After removing his gloves, and appearing to be about to retire, Algeo then cut a promo on the crowd in attendance at UFC Kansas City, stating :

“Listen, I would never retire in a dump like Kansas City,” Algeo told the crowd at T-Mobile Center. “I look around here and all I see is a bunch of Croc-wearing’, Uber Eats drivin’, Bud Light drinkin’ … sons of guns. I ain’t never retiring! Woo!”

Taking the WWE merger to heart, Algeo matches up well with recent 145lb debutant Jack Shore, in what would be a stiff test for both men.

Clay Guida looks to have his next bout lined up already, with Dana White reportedly unhappy at the old-timer’s fake retirement. Lucie Pudilová will be fighting the Kansas City judges, as some truly awful judging handed her an eighth professional loss.

Who do you think Max Holloway should take on next?

Max Holloway delivers masterclass en route to unanimous decision over Arnold Allen – UFC Kansas City Highlights

Max HollowayMax Holloway broke multiple records en route to a unanimous decision win over Arnold Allen on Saturday night. Blessed’ became the first fighter to land 3,000 significant strikes on top of being the third man to cross the seven-hour mark inside the Octagon. Of course, both of those paled in comparison to scoring his 20th […]

Max Holloway

Max Holloway broke multiple records en route to a unanimous decision win over Arnold Allen on Saturday night.

Blessed’ became the first fighter to land 3,000 significant strikes on top of being the third man to cross the seven-hour mark inside the Octagon. Of course, both of those paled in comparison to scoring his 20th career win under the UFC banner while simultaneously snapping the 10-fight win streak of opponent Arnold Allen.

In the early going, Arnold Allen attempted to push the pace and put Max Holloway on his backfoot, but the counterstriking of ‘Blessed’ was on full display. Like a conductor leading a symphony, Holloway was nothing short of masterful throughout the 25-minute affair, piecing up Allen nearly every step of the way despite the relentless pressure of Allen.

Going into the fifth round, Allen knew his back was against the wall. Picking up the pace, Allen marched forward in desperate need of a highlight-reel knockout. Unfortunately, Max Holloway was just too elusive. In the end, Holloway ran away with another incredible five-round victory inside the Octagon.

Official Result: Max Holloway def. Arnold Allen (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

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