The Final Combating Championship returns to us tonight, July 27, 2024, for UFC 304, happening stay from the Co-op Reside Enviornment in Manchester, England.
Headlining the occasion is a welterweight title bout between defending champion Leon Edwards (22-4) and no. 2 ranked Belal Muhammad (24-3).
This was a rematch of their 2021 encounter that led to a no contest, a results of Muhammad struggling a nasty eye poke simply 18 seconds into spherical two.
Edwards got here into tonight’s essential occasion on a 13-fight unbeaten streak, aiming to make the third protection of his welterweight title, whereas Muhammad got here in on a 10-fight unbeaten streak; the one blemish on every of their data throughout that point is the no contest from their first struggle.
Every man went into that one with a file of 18-3, and so they each left with a file of 18-3 (1 NC).
Since then, Edwards had defeated Nate Diaz (UD), Kamaru Usman twice (KO, MD), and Colby Covington (UD). Muhammad then again had defeated Demian Maia (UD), Stephen Thompson (UD), Vicente Luque (UD), Sean Brady (TKO), and Gilbert Burns (UD) since.
Proceed studying to see how this welterweight championship affair went down:
Official Consequence: Belal Muhammad def. Leon Edwards by way of unanimous resolution (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
The opening spherical of this struggle was a lot completely different than the opening spherical of their first; Muhammad began pressuring Edwards instantly, securing a superbly timed double leg takedown about one minute in. The champion bought again to his toes the place he landed some good physique pictures together with knees and spherical kicks, although Muhammad landed a pair good jabs and took him down once more on the finish of it.
Muhammad actually began to maul Edwards within the second, choosing him up and dumping him on his head, instantly after taking his again. He completely dominated 90% of the spherical till the very finish the place Edwards secured a takedown of his personal and ended the spherical on high.
Lower than one minute into spherical three and Muhammad secured one other straightforward takedown, his seventh in eight makes an attempt, although Edwards was capable of reverse it this time and take his again, holding the place with a physique triangle till the bell sounded.
To our shock Muhammad actually began piecing Edwards up within the fourth, backing him up and touchdown nearly every thing he threw his approach. He then secured one other takedown, his eighth of the struggle, and rode Edwards’ again till simply 30 seconds remained on the clock the place Edwards was capable of spin into his guard.
Spherical 5 was fairly much like the fourth, Muhammad simply dominating Edwards all through till the ultimate minute the place Edwards spun into his guard. This time Edwards landed some vicious elbows from high place, opening a nasty gash on Muhammad’s face, but it surely was too little too late.
Belal Muhammad has critically leveled up over these previous few years, and it’s about time this man was given his shot at undisputed gold. What an extremely dominant, spectacular exhibiting.
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