Leon Edwards By Decision (+100) over Belal Muhammad
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- Edwards has not lost a fight since 2015, when he lost the first of three bouts he had with Kamaru Usman.
- Muhammad has also gone a long time without a loss, but against a less impressive slate of competition than Edwards.
The main event of UFC 304 is the welterweight title fight between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad. Edwards comes into this fight with the gold around his waist and he will look to continue one of the more impressive winning streaks in UFC today, while Muhammad will look to take the championship for the first time in his UFC career. Here, we give you our UFC best bets for Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad from Manchester.
This fight will take place at Co-op Live in Manchester, England on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards has won 12 straight fights that have actually come to a conclusion since his 2015 loss to Kamaru Usman. Of his 13 fights since that loss to Usman, only one fight did not end with an Edwards win. That was a no contest against Belal Muhammad, in a fight that ended early due to an accidental eye poke that left Muhammad unable to continue. Here, Edwards will look to get a win over Muhammad to cement his status as the welterweight champ.
Edwards’ gas tank could be his biggest advantage going into this matchup with Muhammad. Of his last five fights that have been completed, Edwards has gone deep into the fifth round in all five. The only one of those fights that did not reach the final bell was his second matchup with Usman, where he landed a much-needed knockout in the final minute to avoid what was going to be a loss for Edwards. The longer this fight goes, the better a chance you feel like Edwards will have given his track record in the championship rounds.
Belal Muhammad
Going into UFC 304, Belal Muhammad has never held championship gold in UFC. He will look to change that in Saturday’s Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad showdown from Manchester. For that to happen, Muhammad is going to need to be the busier fighter in order to get Edwards out of his comfort zone and put the challenger into the driver’s seat.
Muhammad averages 4.55 significant strikes per minute, making him much more active than Edwards. But he threw and landed less total strikes than Edwards in the first round and change of their abbreviated matchup in 2021. The activity level and precision of Muhammad will go a long way in determining the outcome of this fight and whether Muhammad gets his first title in UFC.
