UFC 304 Results: Belal Muhammed crowned new UFC Welterweight champion, Tom Aspinall retains

LockerRoom Team

28 Jul 2024

UFC rolled out UFC 304 today featuring the UFC Welterweight showdown between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. 

The main event started with Belal Muhammed landing a takedown on Leon Edwards with just seconds into the fight. For the champion, it was all about regaining the control in the remaining part of the round. 

Belal continued to push forward and shot for takedowns at his wish in the second round. Against the flow of the fight, Edwards landed a takedown of his own in the last minute of the round. Edwards got into the driving seat in the third round and got Belal’s back from where he was constantly looking for a submission finish.  The fourth round saw Belal taking control in the second half setting up a high stakes fifth round where Belal Muhammad had the upper hand. Edwards cut open Belal by reversing in the last minute of the round but Belal had done enough to get a decision win and become the new champion. 

Paddy Pimblett achieved the biggest win of his UFC career Saturday night, defeating King Green with a swift triangle choke.

After spending much of the opening frame exchanging kicks and landing minimal strikes, Green attempted a takedown, which Pimblett countered with a guillotine attempt. Recognizing the guillotine wasn’t effective, Pimblett transitioned to a triangle choke, quickly putting Green to sleep.

Pimblett, known as “Paddy the Baddy,” remains unbeaten in the UFC and is expected to enter the rankings with this impressive victory.

In co-main event of the night, Tom Aspinall successfully defended the interim heavyweight title by defeating Curtis Blaydes. The fight mirrored Aspinall’s previous clash with Sergei Pavlovich, as Blaydes showcased his power early on, but Aspinall responded with a precise short left hand. Aspinall then delivered a series of follow-up blows, leading to a stoppage.

Aspinall continues to solidify his status as a top heavyweight in the UFC, having avenged his only loss in the promotion and consistently delivering knockout performances. Checkout the complete results from the event below. 

UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 Results

• Main Event: Belal Muhammad def. Leon Edwards via Unanimous Decision 
• Co-Main Event: Tom Aspinall defeats Curtis Blaydes by TKO (strikes) at 1:00 of Round 1
• Paddy Pimblett defeats King Green by submission (triangle choke) at 3:22 of Round 1
• Gregory Rodrigues defeats Christian Leroy Duncan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Arnold Allen defeats Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Nathaniel Wood defeats Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)
• Bruna Brasil defeats Molly McCann by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Jake Hadley defeats Caolan Loughran by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Muhammad Mokaev defeats Manel Kape by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Oban Elliott defeats Preston Parsons by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Modestas Bukauskas defeats Marcin Prachnio by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:12 of Round 3
• Sam Patterson defeats Kiefer Crosbie by submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:50 of Round 1
• Mick Parkin defeats Lukasz Brzeski by KO (strikes) at 3:23 of Round 1
• Shauna Bannon defeats Alice Ardelean by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

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