The UFC is back in the UK this week, and the climax of the program features two British champions and two titles at stake.

UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England.

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Below you will find the results of the main card selections from our 11 editors, writers, radio presenters and videographers as well as additional analysis.

Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze

Arnold Allen

Records: Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC), Chikadze (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC)
After five: Allen 3-2, Chikadze 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Allen No. 8, Chikadze No. 13
Odds (as of 27.07.24): Allen -230, Chikadze +190
Junkie Pick Results: Allen 9, Chikadze 2

Christian Leroy Duncan vs Gregory Rodrigues

Christian Leroy Duncan

Records: Duncan (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Rodrigues (15-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
After five: Duncan 4:1, Rodrigues 4:1
Division: medium weight
Rankings: Honorable mention for Rodrigues
Odds (as of 27.07.24): Duncan -135, Rodrigues +110
Junkie Pick Results: Duncan 6, Rodrigues 5

King Green vs Paddy Pimblett

King Green vs Paddy Pimblett

Records: Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC), Pimblett (21-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
After five: Green 3-2, Pimblett 5-0
Division: Light
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 27.07.24): Green -115, Pimblett -105
Junkie Pick Results: Green 7, Pimblett 4

Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes

Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes

Records: Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC)
After five: Aspinall 4:1, Blaydes 4:1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Aspinall No. 2, Blaydes No. 6
Odds (as of 27.07.24): Aspinall -395, Blaydes +310
Junkie Pick Results: Aspinall 9, Blaydes 2

Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad

Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad

Records: Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC), Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC)
After five: Edwards 5:0, Muhammad 5:0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Edwards No. 1, No. xxx pound for pound; Muhammad No. 3
Odds (as of 27.07.24): Edwards -250, Muhammad +205
Junkie Pick Results: Edwards 6, Muhammad 5

Preliminary card selection

Molly McCann vs Bruna Brasil

Although they don't count toward the rankings, the MMA Junkie staff selects the fights in the preliminary rounds. Here are the results:

  • Daniel Pineda vs Nathaniel Wood: Wood 11, Pineda 0
  • Bruna Brasil vs Molly McCann: McCann 10, Brazil 1
  • Jake Hadley vs Caolan Loughran: Loughran 7, Hadley 4
  • Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio: Bukauskas 7, Prachnio 4
  • Oban Elliott vs Preston Parsons: Elliott 10, Parsons 1
  • Manel Kape vs Muhammad Mokaev: Mokaev 9, Chapter 2
  • Kiefer Crosbie vs Sam Patterson: Patterson 7, Crosbie 4
  • Lukasz Brzeski vs Mick Parkin: Park 11, Brzeski 0
  • Alice Ardelean vs. Shauna Bannon: Bannon 9, Ardelean 2

Check out all the major card selections below.

UFC 304: Main card selection

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