When is UFC 304? Date, start times, fight card, how to watch and latest odds for Manchester event [Video]

UFC 304 takes place in Manchester this weekend as the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion returns to the UK once again.

A star-studded bill is headlined by Birmingham’s Leon Edwards, who makes the third defence of his UFC welterweight title against the no2-ranked Belal Muhammad in the main event.

Now Edwards – riding a 13-fight unbeaten streak dating back to after his first meeting with Usman in 2015 and currently ranked at No4 on the UFC’s pound-for-pound list, behind only Islam Makhachev, Alex Pereira and Jon Jones – faces a rematch with Muhammad, whom he previously faced on his long-awaited return to the octagon in March 2021, with that bout ending in a no contest after the American was left bloodied by an accidental eye poke.

Muhammad has racked up five consecutive wins since that disappointing end to his UFC main event debut, outpointing all of Demian Maia, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, Vicente Luque …