The Final Preventing Championship confirmed its first go to to the UK for 2024 with UFC 304 going down at Co-op Live in Manchester, England on Saturday, July 27. The PPV combat card marks the promotion’s return to the town since October 2016, when Michael Bisping retained his middleweight title by unanimous resolution in opposition to Dan Henderson within the headliner of UFC 204.
“I’m so excited to get again to Manchester. And no higher time than this summer time,” UFC CEO Dana White mentioned. “We’ve got two champions from the UK [Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall] and followers have been dying for a UFC PPV occasion. So right here we come to the most important indoor area within the UK. See you quickly, England!”
The earlier UFC combat card within the UK was held at The O2 Area in London final July, when Tom Aspinall stopped Marcin Tybura within the first spherical of their heavyweight fundamental occasion. The latest PPV aired final March dwell from the identical venue, the place welterweight champion Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman by majority resolution at UFC 286.
The bouts featured on the UFC 304 card are anticipated to be confirmed shortly.
The upcoming occasion can also be the Octagon’s first journey to Europe in 2024.