UFC 304 results: Tom Aspinall knocks out Curtis Blaydes but Leon Edwards loses title to Belal Muhammad
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tom Aspinall retained his interim heavyweight title with a rapid knockout of Curtis Blaydes on Saturday, before Leon Edwards lost the welterweight belt to Belal Muhammad in the UFC 304 main event. Jones, 37, holds the regular belt but is out injured, with the American expected to return later this year in a title defence against former champion Stipe Miocic, 41. open image in gallery Tom Aspinall drops Curtis Blaydes before sealing the knockout In the main event of UFC 304, Edwards’s welterweight title reign was ended in comprehensive fashion by Muhammad, who beat the Jamaican-born Briton on all three scorecards – 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 – in a rematch of their 2021 meeting. open image in gallery Belal Muhammad outwrestled Leon Edwards for the majority of their fight Muhammad took down Edwards multiple times and controlled the Briton for the majority of the bout. “It sounds like a lot of the people booing have a lot of tears in their eyes right now,” Muhammad told the Manchester crowd, before Edwards said: “My body just felt tired from round one.