UFC 304 Live Stream: Belal Muhammad vs.Leon Edwards, Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes

The watchalong for UFC 304: Belal Muhammad vs.Leon Edwards will be available for free live streaming. With its live feed, Sports Illustrated’s MMA Knockout has you covered.

It’s about time for UFC 304 in Manchester, England, and we’ve got the watchalong live streamed for you.

The main event of Co-op Live, which features a title match between UFC Welterweight Champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad, has fight fans excited. In the co-main event, Curtis Blaydes will square off against the formidable interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall, who will be looking to win gold.

The winner of Aspinall vs. Blaydes will face either Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic to establish who is the undisputed heavyweight champion, according to UFC CEO Dana White.

DO YOU THINK LEON EDWARDS WILL RETAIN OVER BELAL MUHAMMAD IN THE UFC 304 Main Card?

Watch UFC 304 Live for Free: Belal Muhammad vs. Leon Edwards

At 6:15 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass, the first preliminary match on the UFC 304 program will take place live. The UFC is offering a free watchalong stream with Stephen Thompson, Chase Hooper, and UFC Hall of Famer Jens Pulver just fifteen minutes earlier.

Throughout the PPV main card, the ESPN2 prelims, and the early preliminary round, the live stream will be available. You will be able to see “Wonderboy,” Pulver, and Hooper respond right away.

See which fighters the CBS Sports analysts believe will win the two title bouts on Saturday night in Manchester, England.

At UFC 304 on Saturday, the UFC makes its way back to England. The main event of the card features two championship bouts against some of the best athletes in the business, with welterweight champion Leon Edwards defending his title against Belal Muhammad.

Edwards, who weighs 170 pounds, has become well-known largely because of the head kick that went viral. In the decisive round of their 2022 match, Edwards, who had to wait a long time to finally have a chance to win the welterweight title against Kamaru Usman, was clearly losing. To win the title, Edwards then delivered a picture-perfect headkick that rendered Usman unconscious. Edwards carried a 13-fight winning streak into the rematch with Muhammad after winning their rematch by decision in 2023. When the two first fought in 2021, Muhammad was unable to proceed after Edwards accidentally poked him in the eye, ending in a no contest. Muhammad, who has won five straight since that encounter, is now seeking his retribution.

Another rematch of an earlier bout that ended abruptly is the co-main event. Curtis Blaydes will be Tom Aspinall’s opponent for the interim heavyweight belt. The first encounter lasted a mere fifteen seconds until Aspinall injured his knee while landing a leg kick and putting his foot back on the ground.

The main undercard bout features the return of another British celebrity, Paddy Pimblett against Bobby “King” Green at lightweight. The brazen former Cage Warriors champion, Pimblett, has had some success in his early UFC career. The one flaw was that he defeated Jared Gordon via unanimous decision, even though many thought he had lost the fight. The seasoned Green, who has won three of his last four games despite being 37 years old, will put him to the test.

UFC 304 fight card

Belal Muhammad +210 vs. Leon Edwards (c) -260, welterweight championship
Curtis Blaydes +290 vs. Tom Aspinall (ic) -370 for the interim heavyweight championship
Paddy Pimblett +100 vs. King Green -120, lightweights
Middleweights Christian Leroy Duncan -150 vs. Gregory Rodrigues +125
Featherweights: Arnold Allen -250 vs. Giga Chikadze +20
featherweights: Nathaniel Wood -425 vs. Daniel Pineda +330
Women’s strawweights: Molly McCann -360 vs. Bruna Brasil +280
Jake Hadley vs. Caolan Loughran, bantamweights
Light heavyweights Modestas Bukauskas -160 vs. Marcin Prachnio +135
Welterweights: Oban Elliott +120 vs. Preston Parsons -140
Flyweights: Muhammad Mokaev -140 vs. Manel Kape +120
Kiefer Crosbie +275 vs. Sam Patterson -350 in the welterweight division
Heavyweights Mick Parkin -280 vs. Lukasz Brzeski +230
Women’s strawweight Shauna Bannon -180 vs. Alice Ardelean +155

The CBS Sports team made their predictions and selections for the main card in advance of such a huge event. Your pick makers are as follows: Writer Shakiel Mahjouri, producer Michael Mormile, combat sports writer Brian Campbell, senior editor Brandon Wise, and writer Brent Brookhouse.

Belal Muhammad vs.Leon Edwards

Campbell:

Muhammad more than makes up for any lack of name recognition with his intangibles. He possesses superior cardio, a more proficient grappling technique than Edwards, and a profound reservoir of self-assurance that has been meticulously developed over years of being disregarded at the highest level. Without a doubt, this will be a close battle that goes the whole distance. However, Edwards still has a chance to win this battle as long as he can stop Muhammad from controlling him on the ground, much as he did in his previous fights against Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. Though it seems inevitable that this bout would end up close and competitive, Edwards’s superior speed, athleticism, and explosiveness over Muhammad should be sufficient.

Brookhouse:

This contest, in my opinion, will not be close or last long. Edwards is clearly a better fighter than he was the first time they faced off, as seen by the 19-8 Edwards edge in important strikes landed at the end of the bout. Though he’s not the best finisher on the team, Edwards’ confidence has only increased, and I believe that over the course of five rounds, he can wear Muhammad down and secure the victory. Muhammad will attempt to force the action and will inevitably run into something that damages him. He will also be hit far too frequently while doing so.

Mahjouri:

Edwards is ready for the weaponry that Muhammad will use. Kamaru Usman and Muhammad prioritize the same strategies for winning: using wrestling to subdue and subjugate their opponents. Usman has the advantage of having more punching power and is possibly a better wrestler. Edwards shown, especially in the third Usman fight, that he is a far more skilled mover and is well-suited to contain the takedown danger. A brief excerpt of Edwards v. Muhammad from 2021 was provided. Before a no-contest was drawn by an eye poke, Edwards was leading the dance. Although both men have made great progress, I don’t believe Muhammad has caught up. Muhammad might win one or two rounds, but I think Edwards will be declared the winner by the judges. Edwards by way of consensus.