bet365’s UFC 304 Odds and Boosts: Will Welterweight King Leon Edwards defeat Belal Muhammad in Manchester?

This weekend, MMA will be seizing the attention of the UK fans while bet365, the UFC’s exclusive “Official Betting Partner” in the UK and Ireland, prepares for a fight night featuring Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall defending their titles in Manchester. Indeed, everyone is anticipating the outcome. According to bet365’s UFC 304 Odds and Boosts, before another historic night for the UFC, where two belts and well-known British names compete, hometown hero Tom Aspinall is also a 1/4 favourite. Let’s find out all we should know about this fight and other upcoming UFC 304 fights.

bet365’s UFC 304 Odds and Boosts: Leon Edwards (C) vs Belal Muhammad

Three years have passed since their first fight was ruled a “No Contest”. Indeed,  Leon Edwards’ early dominance was broken by unintentionally catching Belal Muhammad’s eye, and there hasn’t been good will ever since. Between then and now, there have been a lot of back-and-forth exchanges of words as Muhammad has kept winning and raising Edwards’ profile. Nowadays, In an attempt to unseat the reigning champion, the challenger enters UFC 304’s main event as the 2/1 underdog. Since his last fight was stopped by an eye poke, Muhammad has won five times. Therefore, he feels comfortable backing up his words and quieting the crowd as the new welterweight king.

Nevertheless, despite all of Muhammad’s victories, Edwards is the one who has accomplished even more over the previous three years. In their second fight, the British fighter who was born in Jamaica appeared defeated going into the final round against Kamaru Usman. However, he turned that around with a spectacular head kick that made him the UFC champion. Properly regarded as the 2/5 pre-fight favourite to keep his title and raise his hand as the victor, he will enter to thunderous applause and a fantastic winning run. So is this the moment for Edwards to demonstrate that Muhammad left their prior fight early with a “No Contest”? Or will the underdog win both the belt and the match this time? 

Bet Boosts at bet365: 

• Leon Edwards to Win by KO, TKO or DQ + Under 2.5 Rounds @ 9/2
• Under 3.5 Rounds + Fight Result : Belal Muhammad by KO,TKO, DQ or Submission @ 9/1

bet365’s UFC 304 Odds and Boosts: Tom Aspinall (IC) v Curtis Blaydes

Indeed, an interim champion defending their title will only happen three times in UFC Heavyweight history. It’s a re-run for  1/4  Tom Aspinall as he welcomes 3/1 Curtis Blaydes to England for the second time, following a fight that ended badly the last time around. During the initial meeting with less than 20 seconds remaining, Aspinall executed a routine low-kick that caused him to fall and sustain a torn meniscus, a torn MCL, and some ACL damage. Thus, Blaydes was declared the winner. However, even the American fighter has downplayed the so-called “victory.” 

In the meantime, Aspinall has improved his skill set and refocused on becoming an elite athlete. Indeed, he is determined to make amends and to force a fight with current UFC Heavyweight champion Jones in front of his home crowd. Thus, Blaydes is the underdog going into this fight. However, given his impressive record, winning via submission at  22/1 or by stoppage at 9/2, possibly using ground and pound, is not that unlikely. Aspinall is the champion for good reason, so it might be worthwhile to take a look at an 11/8 Bet Builder Boost if it sees him win by KO, TKO, or DQ in less than 1.5 rounds. All in all, the interim title is rarely something that is defended. But, as the division awaits a decision on Jon Jones’ next move with the outright title, Tom Aspinall refuses to sit still. 

Bet Boosts at bet365: 

• Under 1.5 Rounds + Method of Victory: Tom Aspinall by KO, TKO or DQ @ 11/8

• Under 2.5 Rounds + Fight Result: Curtis Blaydes by KO,TKO, DQ or Submission @ 11/2

bet365’s UFC 304 Odds and Boosts: King Green vs Paddy Pimblett

Indeed, King Green presents a formidable challenge for Paddy Pimblett, who has made this fight his final fight under his current UFC contract. Given that he has twice the professional experience of the Liverpool lightweight, Green is the 4/5 favourite going into this fight. Since Pimblett has made a lot of noise in the UFC, he is currently favoured to win this close bout and move up to the top spot. 

Nowadays, Pimblett is far from done in the UFC as he tries to improve his reputation in Manchester, even though this may be the final match under his contract. He has become a well-known athlete in the MMA world with his seven victories under his belt. However, he now has to live up to his prediction of stopping Green, who is favoured at 6/1.

Given that the veteran Green has won his previous three fights by decision, knockout, and submission, it’s hard to predict where he would end this one. Thus, this fight is scheduled to end inside the distance at 6/5. The UFC’s #15 lightweight, King Green, has very little to gain by taking on the unranked Pimblett. However, his main motivation has been identified as quieting the Britishman.

Bet Boosts at bet365: 

• To Win Fight : Paddy Pimblett, Tom Aspinall and Leon Edwards 2.9/1

UFC 297 Full Fight Card Odds

Main Card

• Leon Edwards (C) 2/5 vs Belal Muhammad 2/1 (Welterweight Title Bout)
• Tom Aspinall (IC) 1/4 vs Curtis Blaydes 3/1 (Heavyweight Interim Title Bout)
• King Green 4/5 vs Paddy Pimblett 1/1 (Lightweight Bout)
  
• Christian Leroy Duncan 4/6 vs Gregory Rodrigues 5/4 (Middleweight Bout)
• Arnold Allen 2/5 vs Giga Chikadze 2/1 (Featherweight Bout)

Prelims

• Nathaniel Wood 1/4 vs Daniel Pineda 3/1 (Featherweight Bout)
• Molly Mccann 2/7 vs Bruna Brasil 11/4 (Women’s Strawweight Bout)
  
• Jake Hadley 17/10 vs Caolan Loughran 1/2 (Bantamweight Bout)
  
• Modestas Bukauskas 5/8 vs Marcin Prachnio 13/10

Early Prelims

• Oban Elliott 11/10 vs Preston Parsons 8/11 (Welterweight Bout)
  
• Muhammad Mokaev 5/8 vs Manel Kape 13/10 (Flyweight Bout)
  
• Sam Patterson 1/4 vs Kiefer Crosbie 3/1 (Welterweight Bout)
  
• Mick Parkin 4/11 vs Lukasz Brzeski 9/4 (Heavyweight Bout)
• Shauna Bannon 10/17 vs Alice Ardelean 7/5 (Women’s Strawweight Bout)

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