MANCHESTER, England – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC 304 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter hit their marks.
Among those weighing in were welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) and challenger Belal Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC), who meet in the main event, and interim heavyweight champ Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Curtis Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC), who fight in the co-feature. Both bouts are rematches of fights that ended with odd circumstances their first times around.
The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Manchester, England, and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 2 p.m. ET at Co-op Live. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).
The #UFC304 main event rematch is OFFICIAL! 🏆
Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad were among the first to step on the scale at official weigh-ins, and we have a title fight. pic.twitter.com/jBYAh0GKCQ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 26, 2024
The #UFC304 interim heavyweight title fight is set after Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes weighed in.
Blaydes is 5 pounds heavier than Aspinall for the rematch. ⚖️ pic.twitter.com/iAzr7J8Bqa
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) July 26, 2024
The full UFC 304 weigh-in results included:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Leon Edwards (170) vs. Belal Muhammad (169) – for welterweight title
- Interim champ Tom Aspinall (251) vs. Curtis Blaydes (256) – for heavyweight title
- King Green (154.5) vs. Paddy Pimblett (156)
- Christian Leroy Duncan (185) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (185)
- Arnold Allen (145) vs. Giga Chikadze (146)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Daniel Pineda (146) vs. Nathaniel Wood (145)
- Bruna Brasil (116) vs. Molly McCann (116)
- Jake Hadley (137)* vs. Caolan Loughran (136)
- Modestas Bukauskas (204) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Oban Elliott (170) vs. Preston Parsons (169)
- Manel Kape (125.5) vs. Muhammad Mokaev (126)
- Kiefer Crosbie (171) vs. Sam Patterson (170)
- Lukasz Brzeski (235) vs. Mick Parkin (264)
- Alice Ardelean (116) vs. Shauna Bannon (115)
*Hadley came in 1 pound over the bantamweight limit and was fined 20 percent of his purse.
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For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 304.