Official: Dana White Delivers Belal Muhammad on His Promise for Leon Edwards Fight; Tom Aspinall Moves On From Jon Jones to Face Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 in Manchester

Dana White is back with some awesome fight news. UFC will return to the UK for the UFC 304 PPV in the city of Manchester and guess what? Belal Muhammad has finally earned his title shot against Leon Edwards. The duo will go head-to-head in the headliner as Tom Aspinall will return to action as well.

Belal Muhammad has been on the sidelines just inching to get a title shot, for which he racked up a 10-fight unbeaten streak since 2019. Now, his prayers have been heard and Dana White gave him the thumbs up to fulfill his dream while giving Tom Aspinall his first title defense.

UFC 304 to feature Belal Muhammad vs Leon Edwards; Tom Aspinall to fight in a rematch

After an underwhelming UFC 301, fans are still hungover from the massive success that was UFC 300. While we do have the headliners for the upcoming two PPVs, Dana White decided to go guns blazing on his promotion’s return to the United Kingdom. As such, Leon Edwards, once again, will lead the charge and compete in the main event.

“UFC 304 from the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The main event – Leon Edwards facing Belal Muhammad. Leon is on a 13-fight unbeaten streak, facing Belal Muhammad, who is on a 10-fight unbeaten streak,” Dana White stated in a video on X. On the other hand, Tom Aspinall failed to secure the Jon Jones fight. Instead, he will put his interim strap on the line against Curtis Blaydes, who recently defeated Jailton Almeida, in a rematch on the co-main event.

The Interim champion suffered a nasty leg injury back when he fought ‘Razor’ last time, and succumbed to the one and only UFC defeat in his career so far. “The co-main event will be interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. He will be facing Curtis Blaydes,” Dana White added. That is not it though, because the UFC 304 card will also feature a few more UK fighters, too.

Dana White announces three other UK fighters for UFC 304 as well

Besides the blockbuster main and co-main events, UFC 304 will also include a flyweight, a featherweight, and a lightweight bout. On the 125-pound front, Dana White handed undefeated prospect Muhammad Mokaev a chance to extend his 6-fight winning streak against ‘Starboy’ Manel Kape, while his fellow countryman Arnold Allen will also feature in a 145-pound clash against Giga Chikadze.

One of the most talked-about fights could be Paddy Pimblett, taking on UFC 300 victor Bobby Green, who recently destroyed veteran Jim Miller in his last fight. ‘The Baddy’ wasn’t happy with his last outing against Tony Ferguson because he wanted to score a finish. But can he achieve that in his home country? We’ll find that out soon. “Also on the card, Bobby Green vs. Paddy Pimblett… Muhammad Mokaev vs Manel Kape… and an Amazing matchup with Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze,” Dana White added.

Dana White had already mentioned during an earlier interview with BT Sport that he’s looking to set up a big-time event for the UK fans. By the looks of the current fight announcements, he wasn’t lying about it. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.