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Belal Muhammad vows to knock out Leon Edwards at UFC 304: ‘Right now, I’m the best version of myself’

Belal Muhammad believes Leon Edwards is in for a rude awakening at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. Muhammad is…

Belal Muhammad believes Leon Edwards is in for a rude awakening at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.

Muhammad is set to challenge Edwards for his welterweight title in July. Going into the fight, Muhammad is the betting underdog, and it is a very intriguing fight. Despite being the underdog, Muhammad has confidence he won’t just beat Edwards but will KO him.

“Honestly, I think I go in there and knock him out,” Muhammad said to Sneako (via MMANews). “When I look at my last stylistic matchups… I fought the best striker in the UFC in ‘Wonderboy’ [Stephen Thompson]. I fought the best grappler in the UFC, Demian Maia. I fought great finishers in Vicente Luque; I fought Gilbert Burns on three weeks’ notice. I think all those fights added up to this one fight like I said, god’s plan.

“I think right now, I’m the best version of myself. And I think that Leon’s gonna get in there, him and his team there in Manchester, they’re gonna be surprised, they’re gonna be in a rude awakening. People will say whatever they wanna say but my last full camp I knocked out Sean Brady, Gilbert Burns fight was a three weeks’ notice fight. So we’re going out on my last full camp, and it was a knockout. This fight, I’m gonna knock out Leon Edwards,” Muhammad added.

If Muhammad does finish Edwards at UFC 304 it would be a statement win. But, doing so is easier said than done, as Muhammad only has five wins by knockout in his career while Edwards has never been finished in his entire MMA career.

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad headlines exciting UFC 304 Fight Card

UFC 304 is set to take place in Manchester, England on July 27.

The fight card is as follows:

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – welterweight title fight
Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes – interim heavyweight title fight
Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape
Bobby Green vs. Tom Aspinall
Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda
Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira
Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil
Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Tavares
Mick Parkin vs. Lukasz Brzeski
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek
Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio

As always, the card is subject to change.

Belal Muhammad vows to knock out Leon Edwards at UFC 304: ‘Right now, I’m the best version of myself’

Belal Muhammad believes Leon Edwards is in for a rude awakening at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. Muhammad is…

Belal Muhammad believes Leon Edwards is in for a rude awakening at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad headlines exciting UFC 304 Fight Card

UFC 304 is set to take place in Manchester, England on July 27.

The fight card is as follows:

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – welterweight title fight
Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes – interim heavyweight title fight
Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape
Bobby Green vs. Tom Aspinall
Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda
Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira
Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil
Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Tavares
Mick Parkin vs. Lukasz Brzeski
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek
Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio

As always, the card is subject to change.

Belal Muhammad vows to knock out Leon Edwards at UFC 304: ‘Right now, I’m the best version of myself’

Belal Muhammad believes Leon Edwards is in for a rude awakening at UFC 304 in Manchester, England. Muhammad is…

Belal Muhammad believes Leon Edwards is in for a rude awakening at UFC 304 in Manchester, England.

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad headlines exciting UFC 304 Fight Card

UFC 304 is set to take place in Manchester, England on July 27.

The fight card is as follows:

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad – welterweight title fight
Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes – interim heavyweight title fight
Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape
Bobby Green vs. Tom Aspinall
Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda
Shauna Bannon vs. Ravena Oliveira
Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil
Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Tavares
Mick Parkin vs. Lukasz Brzeski
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek
Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio

As always, the card is subject to change.

Dricus du Plessis eyes Khamzat Chimaev battle with UFC Saudi Arabia win: ‘I would love to fight him’

Undisputed middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis is all ears to a future title defense against the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev…

Undisputed middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis is all ears to a future title defense against the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev should he win next weekend at UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia – however, is less than keen on fighting ex-champion, Robert Whittaker again if he beats the Chechen this month.

du Plessis, the current undisputed middleweight kingpin, headlined UFC 297 back in January in Canada, landing the divisional crown in a controversial, and much debated split decision win over Sean Strickland.

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The victory kept the Pretoria native’s perfect promotional run in check since his 2020 debut with the organization to boot.

Dricus du Plessis eyes light heavyweight move chases title fight We've seen Alex Pereira get hurt a lot — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

And linked with a summer comeback fight, du Plessis recently revealed he had agreed to defend his crown next in a rescheduled title fight with former two-time champion, Israel Adesanya – with the duo linked to a UFC 305 battle in Perth as soon as August.

Dricus du Plessis eyes Khamzat Chimaev title fight

Sharing his thoughts on other contenders whom may present themselves to him in the future, du Plessis welcomed the chance to face off with Chimaev – as soon as he beats Whittaker as the prepare to fight next weekend in Riyadh.

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“Should he (Khamzat Chimaev) beat (Robert) Whittaker, I would love to fight Khamzat,” Dricus du Plessis told Fight Wave. “In my opinion, should Whittaker beat Khamzat, I don’t think it warrants him a title shot. Honestly [I] would love to see him and (Sean) Strickland fight it out for [a] number one contender fight.”

“I was willing to fight Strickland, Khamzat, (Israel) Adesanya,” Dricus du Plessis continued. “I’m champion. I have to fight who they [the UFC] give me. I want to fight the best guy. Strickland fans were like, ‘Fight him again.’ I said, ‘Guys, I will fight him again.’ I don’t make that decision [when].”

Would you like to see Dricus du Plessis fight Khamzat Chimaev this year?

Alex Pereira claims Israel Adesanya is not the same since he knocked him out: ‘He changed a little bit’

Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira has claimed former two-time middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya has “changed a little bit”…

Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira has claimed former two-time middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya has “changed a little bit” since he knocked him out back in 2022 – explaining how this likely affected his performance against common-foe, Sean Strickland.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion and the current light heavyweight gold holder, has been sidelined since UFC 300 back in April, headlining the massive card in a title fight defense against Jamahal Hill.

And moving to 3-0 at the weight class since his climb last summer, Pereira dispatched the returning ex-champion with a blistering opening round knockout win in Las Vegas.

As for Adesanya, the City Kickboxing talent has been sidelined himself since last September, dropping a unanimous decision defeat to the above-mentioned common-opponent, Strickland at UFC 293 in Australia.

And linked with a return at UFC 305 in Perth – as has Pereira to boot, Adesanya is likely in line to take on current middleweight best, Dricus du Plessis in his return to action this summer.

Alex Pereira calls for UFC 305 return in August Fighting in Perth would be fantastic — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Alex Pereira claims Israel Adesanya has changed since knockout loss

Sharing his thoughts on Adesanya since their pair of title fight showdowns inside the Octagon, Pereira claims the Nigerian-Kiwi striker has “changed” his approach to fighting, speculating that it may have come as a result of him knocking the former out.

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“Being honest with you, like I said before, why the (Sean) Strickland fight for him (Israel Adesanya) would be a hard fight and looking how everything player out, how everything worked after I fought Adesanya, he changed a little bit,” Alex Pereira told Fox Sports Australia.

“It’s kind of like, I’m not going to say he’s not the same anymore but he’s been performing a little different, so I don’t even know what to expect,” Alex Pereira explained.

Do you think Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will ever fight again?

Conor McGregor shares cryptic video amid UFC 303 fight status worry: ‘He is out and he knows it’

Amid reports overnight detailing how the planned UFC 303 headliner between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler was now currently…

Amid reports overnight detailing how the planned UFC 303 headliner between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler was now currently in “limbo” ahead of their showdown at the end of the month, fans on social media have claimed the Dubliner is most definitely out – after he shared footage of him speaking about the susceptibility of suffering injuries.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he fractured his left tibia and fibula back in 2021 in a doctor’s stoppage TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier.

Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler 'very much in limbo' as the UFC scrambles to 'figure out a plan B'

And expected to take on Chandler this month during International Fight Week, McGregor’s ability to feature at UFC 303 is most certainly in a period of “limbo” at the time of publication – with the organization hoping to find a resolution in the form of a replacement fight.

Conor McGregor speaks publicly of injury worries

Overnight, speculation was rife regarding the status of the pairing, with rumors again swirling of an injury preventing McGregor from competing this month – after he shared footage of himself speaking about the chances of suffering an injury.

“I think the more resistance you train with, the less movement and the more injury,” Conor McGregor shared on his Instagram story. “But the less resistance you train with, the more movement and less injury.”

Conor McGregor confirms UFC 303 fight with Michael Chandler is on amid scrutiny see ya's soon

Just over the course of last weekend, prior to this week’s latest developments regarding the pairing, Chandler has confirmed his fight with McGregor would be taking place as planned at UFC 303 – before vowing to meet the Dubliner in a spectacular “car crash collision” fight on June 29. in Las Vegas.

Do you expect to see Conor McGregor fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303?