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UFC 304 weigh-ins: Title fights official in Manchester

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UFC 304 weigh-ins: Title fights official in Manchester

There were no slip-ups on the scale as the four fighters set to fight for championship gold all made weight ahead of UFC 304 in Manchester, England.

The two big title fights at the top of the card in Manchester are now official after all four men set for action in the two championship bouts successfully made weight at the official UFC 304 weigh-ins.

Main event star and defending undisputed UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards led the way, as he stepped up and hit 170 pounds on the nose to lock in his spot in the headline bout. He will take on Belal Muhammad, who arrived on the scale with weight to spare, tipping the meter at 169 pounds.

There were no issues for the co-main event, either, as heavyweights Tom Aspinall (251) and Curtis Blaydes (256) both arrived comfortably inside the 265-pound heavyweight limit for their interim title clash.

The rest of the main card matchups were made official, as King Green, Paddy Pimblett, Christian Leroy Duncan, Gregory Rodrigues, Arnold Allen and Giga Chikadze all hit their contracted marks for the event.

The only fighter to miss his mark was Jake Hadley, who arrived on the scale one pound over the 136-pound non-title limit for his short-notice bantamweight bout with Caolan Loughran. UFC officials confirmed that Hadley would be fined 20 percent of his fight purse, and the fight will continue, as planned.

Check out a full replay of the event, via the UFC’s official weigh-in show, above.

UFC 304: Official weigh-in results

MAIN CARD

  • Leon Edwards (170) vs. Belal Muhammad (169)
  • Tom Aspinall (251) vs. Curtis Blaydes (256)
  • King Green (154.5) vs. Paddy Pimblett (156)
  • Christian Leroy Duncan (185) vs. Gregory Rodrigues (185)
  • Arnold Allen (145) vs. Giga Chikadze (146)

PRELIMINARY CARD

  • Nathaniel Wood (145) vs. Daniel Pineda (146)
  • Molly McCann (116) vs. Bruna Brasil (116)
  • Jake Hadley (137*) vs. Caolan Loughran (136)
  • Modestas Bukauskas (204) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205)

EARLY PRELIMS

  • Oban Elliott (170) vs. Preston Parsons (169)
  • Muhammad Mokaev (126) vs. Manel Kape (125.5)
  • Sam Patterson (170) vs. Kiefer Crosbie (171)
  • Mick Parkin (264) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (245)
  • Shauna Bannon (115) vs. Alice Ardelean (116)

* Fighter missed weight, fined 20 percent of purse, bout will continue

A sports editor and MMA reporter with 25 years' experience in sports media, Simon has covered mixed martial arts since 2009 for a host of national and international outlets, including UFC, BBC Sport, MMA Junkie/USA Today, BT Sport and the Daily Mirror.

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