UFC 304 explained

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Venue:Co-op Live
City:Manchester, England
Attendance:17,907[1]
Gate:$6,720,000

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 27, 2024, at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England.[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's fifth visit to Manchester and first since UFC 204 in October 2016.[2] Despite the event taking place in Manchester, the event was held based on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC-7) (Las Vegas) time with preliminary fights starting at 23.00 British Summer Time (15.00 PDT), and the main card starting 03.00 BST, which is the standard start time for UFC pay-per-view events of 19.00 PDT, which drew massive criticism from fans and fighters. Fans believed the matches should have started earlier (19.00 BST, or 11.00 PDT) for the UK audience.[3]

A UFC Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad headlined the event.[4] The pair previously fought at in March 2021, where the fight was declared a no contest following an accidental eye poke which left Muhammad unable to continue.[5]

An interim UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the title holder Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes co-headlined the event.[6] They previously met at 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.[7]

A middleweight bout between Christian Leroy Duncan and Robert Bryczek was scheduled for this event.[8] However, Bryczek withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by former LFA Middleweight Champion Gregory Rodrigues.[9]

A women's strawweight bout between Ravena Oliveira and Shauna Bannon was scheduled for this event.[10] However, Oliveira withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced with promotional newcomer Alice Ardelean.[11]

A bantamweight bout between Ramon Taveras and Caolán Loughran was scheduled for this event.[12] However, Taveras had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and was reportedly relaced by Hecher Sosa.[13] [14] It was later reported that Sosa would not be competing at the event as Loughran would face Jake Hadley instead.[15] [16] At the weigh-ins, Hadley weighed in at 137 pounds, half a pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Hadley was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to Loughran.[17]

The event originally featured $50,000 fight night bonuses, which were raised to $100,000 before the event.[18]

Results

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received bonuses.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC 304 post-event facts: Tom Aspinall shortens fight time record in rare interim title defense. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Mike Bohn. 2024-07-28. 2024-07-29.
  2. Web site: UFC 304 announced for Manchester this summer. mmafighting.com. Guillherme Cruz. 2024-04-24. 2024-04-24.
  3. Web site: Mathew Riddle. 2024-05-01. Aspinall: UFC 304 Start Time 'Absolutely Terrible'. 2024-07-28. si.com.
  4. Web site: Mike Bohn. 2024-05-16. UFC 304 official with Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad headliner and more in Manchester. 2024-05-16. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-14. UFC Fight Night 187 results: Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad ends in nasty accidental eye poke. 2024-05-16. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King.
  6. Web site: 2024-05-16. Interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes set for UFC 304 co-main event. 2024-05-16. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff.
  7. Web site: UFC London: Aspinall suffers knee injury 15 seconds in, Blaydes takes TKO decision. cagesidepress.com. Eddie Law. 2022-07-23. 2024-05-16.
  8. Web site: Bryson Hester. 2024-05-23. UFC 304 adds Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Robert Bryczek. 2024-05-24. cagesidepress.com.
  9. News: UFC 304: savage middleweight strikers clash at Manchester PPV. si.com. Mathew Riddle. 2024-06-28.
  10. Web site: Parviz Iskenderov. 2024-05-14. UFC 304: Molly McCann faces Bruna Brasil, Shauna Bannon meets Ravena Oliveira. 2024-05-15. fightmag.com.
  11. Web site: TikTok star Alice Ardelean added to UFC 304 fight card in Manchester. mmamania.com. Ryan Harkness. 2024-07-15. 2024-07-15.
  12. Web site: Ian O'Neill. 2024-04-17. Caolan Loughran vs. Ramon Tavares set for UFC 304. 2024-04-17. severemma.com.
  13. Web site: Ramon Taveras withdraws from UFC 304 vs. Caolan Loughran: 'It sucks that it came to this'. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-07-17. 2024-07-17.
  14. Web site: New Spanish partner for Topuria: Hecher joins the UFC. 2024-07-18. 2024-07-18. as.com. Daniel Manso.
  15. Web site: Hecher Sosa's dream on pause: "It was very close!". 2024-07-18. 2024-07-19. as.com. Cristina Parra.
  16. Web site: Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (July 15-21). mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-07-22. 2024-07-22.
  17. Web site: UFC 304 weigh-in results: 2 title bouts official, 1 fighter misses. mmafighting.com. Alexander K. Lee. 2024-07-26. 2024-07-26.
  18. Web site: Dana White increases UFC 304 performance bonuses to six figures after King Green's plea. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King, Ken Hathaway and Abbey Subhan. 2024-07-25. 2024-07-28.
  19. Web site: UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2. 24 April 2024 . Ultimate Fighting Championship. 2024-05-16.
  20. Web site: UFC 304 Bonus Report: Paddy Pimblett takes home $200k. bjpenn.com. Chris Taylor. 2024-07-27. 2024-07-27.

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