Belal Muhammad is finally ready to fight for gold and will look to make the most of his opportunity when he takes on Leon Edwards for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 304.
Edwards and Muhammad met in March 2021. The fight ended in a no contest after Muhammad poked him in the eye. Muhammad has won five fights in a row since then, beating Gilbert Burns on two weeks’ notice a year ago. He did everything he could to prove he should get a title shot, from criticism on social media to criticism on UFC-produced shows.
After earning his long-awaited shot at gold, Muhammad looks to make Edwards regret choosing him as his next opponent.
“This was literally the biggest mistake of his life,” Muhammad said. MMA Fighting through Sports Illustrated“I’m dragging this fight out as long as possible because I’m getting better every day. I’m not a guy to stay out of the gym… Even when I was training for the backup role, I’ll show you text messages where I sent my guys out like we could do a film study… So now I’m having back-to-back camps, all at your expense.
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“I am developing my own skills from your weaknesses. The worst thing you could have done is give me more time… On July 27th I will be in my best form and that will be your worst nightmare.”
Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman via a Dramatic kick to the head to leave the field in 2022 to win the UFC welterweight title. “Rocky” has defended the belt twice, notably against Usman and Colby Covington. Against a new but well-known contender, he seeks to remain champion on his home court in Manchester.
Here’s how you can watch UFC 304, including streaming options and the TV channel to watch the prelims and main card on pay-per-view.
How to watch UFC 304 prelims
The preliminaries, which begin at 8 p.m. ET, will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+. They will also be streamed via Fubo. Start your Free Trial now.
In the prelims, she will face Liverpool’s Molly McCann, who is 2-2 in her last four fights, against Bruna Brasil. “The Special One,” a standout on Dana White’s Contender Series, is also 2-2 in her last four fights.
Nathaniel Wood will also face Daniel Pineda. Wood is looking to bounce back after having his three-fight winning streak snapped, while Pineda is 1-1 with one no-decision draw in three fights.
How to watch the UFC 304 main card
- US: ESPN+ ($79.99 PPV rate plus $10.99/month membership)
UFC 304 is available on ESPN+ and ESPN+ PPV in the US.
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UFC 304 fight card, odds
Principal card
- Leon Edwards (c) (-200) vs. Belal Muhammad (+165) 2 for the UFC welterweight title
- Tom Aspinall (ic) (-275) vs. Curtis Blaydes (+220) 2 for the UFC interim heavyweight title
- Bobby Green (-160) vs. Paddy Pimblett (+130); Light weight
- Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Gregory Rodrigues; Middleweights
- Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze; Featherweight
Preliminaries
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape; Flyweights
- Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda Featherweight
- Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brazil; straw weight
- Caolan Loughran vs. Jake Hadley; bantamweight
Early preliminaries
- Mick Parkin vs Lukasz Brzeski; heavyweights
- Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons; welterweight
- Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie; welterweight
- Shauna Bannon vs. Alice Ardelean; straw weight
- Modestas Bukauskas against Marcin Prachnio; light heavyweights
*Betting odds courtesy of MGM bet
UFC 304 start time
- Date: Saturday, July 27
- Location: Co-op Live — Manchester, England
- Time: 10:00 p.m. ET | 3:00am BST (Sunday) | 12:00 noon AEST (Sunday)
The UFC 304 main card kicks off at 10pm ET (3am BST) US Standard Time despite being in the UK. The main event is expected to start around 12:30am ET (5:30am BST), depending on how long the fights on the card last.
Next UFC television schedule
| Date | Event | Location | How to see |
| July 27, 2024 | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 | Co-op Live – Manchester, England | ESPN+ |
| August 3, 2024 | Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov | Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi | ESPN+ABC/Fubo |
| August 10, 2024 | TBA vs. TBA | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States | ESPN+ |
| August 17, 2024 | UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya | RAC Stadium – Perth, Australia | ESPN+ |
| August 24, 2024 | TBA vs. TBA | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States | ESPN+ |
