UFC 304 – Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad: Start time, TV channel, live stream info for Manchester card with Aspinall

THE UFC is back in town later this month for a historic showcase of the UK’s finest.

And mixed martial arts’ top promotion – for the second year on the bounce – will be back with a massive offering in Manchester.

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The UFC returns to the UK later this month[/caption]

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MMA’s top promotion’s latest visit to the UK will take place at the brand-spanking-new Co-op Live arena in Manchester[/caption]

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UFC 304 will be the first combat sports event held at the new arena[/caption]

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A welterweight title fight between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad will top the UFC 304 card[/caption]

But London‘s O2 Arena – their traditional port of call for UK shows – won’t be staging the star-studded UFC 304 show.

Manchester‘s brand-spanking-new Co-op Live arena will host the promotion’s latest bout of British brawls.

UFC 304 won’t mark the multi-billion-pound organisation’s first trip to Manny.

The UFC has visited the city four times in its near 31-year-long history, in which only two Brits have won gold.

Michael Bisping‘s middleweight title rematch with Dan Henderson headlined the promotion’s last visit in October 2016.

Hall-of-Famer Bisping survived a huge knockdown in the main event of UFC 204 to avenge the most devastating defeat of his career and level his series with the former Pride middleweight champion.

Bisping, who hails from nearby Clitheroe, is expected to be on commentary duty for the card – which will be headlined by a welterweight title rematch between champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad.

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When is UFC 304?

UFC 304 will take place on July 27.

The card will be held at the brand new 23,500-capacity Co-op Live arena.

The show will be a late one for UK fight fans, as the promotion has opted to start the card at 11pm.

The decision was made in order to increase interest from the North American market, as it will be prime time.

That means the fighters in the main event will make their respective walks to the cage at around 5:15am (BST) on July 28.

The main event, however, could start earlier if there is a string of quick finishes.

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Tom Aspinall will defend his interim heavyweight crown in a rematch with Curtis Blaydes[/caption]

What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

The channel and streaming details for the card have yet to be revealed, although it’s expected to land on TNT Sports.

The early prelims will be available on UFC Fight Pass and TNT Sports 2.

You can stream the action from the TNT Sports Box Office app, which is available on your mobile, tablet and Smart TV.

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Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad’s first meeting ended in a No Contest[/caption]

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Tom Aspinall suffered a horror knee injury in his 2022 clash with Curtis Blaydes[/caption]

UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad card

Main card

• Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad (welterweight title fight)
• Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes (interim heavyweight title fight)
• Paddy Pimblett vs Bobby Green (lightweight bout)
• Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze (men’s featherweight bout)
• Muhammad Mokaev vs Manel Kape (men’s flyweight bout)

Prelims

• Nathaniel Wood vs Daniel Pineda (men’s featherweight bout)
• Molly McCann vs Bruna Brasil (women’s strawweight bout)
• Shauna Bannon vs Ravena Oliveira (women’s bantamweight bout)
• Caloan Loughran vs Ramon Tavares (men’s bantamweight bout)
• Mick Parkin vs Lukasz Brzeski (heavyweight bout)
• Oban Elliot vs Preston Parsons (welterweight bout)
• Sam Patterson vs Kiefer Crosbie (welterweight bout)
• Modestas Bukauskas vs Marcin Prachino (light-heavyweight bout)