British champion Leon Edwards and American Belal Muhammad weigh in before their welterweight title fight at UFC 304 in Manchester on Saturday.
Slide 1 of 7, Leon Edwards faces off with Belal Muhammad with his fist out , Edwards is on a 12-fight winning streak, while Muhammad has won nine in a rowBritain's Leon Edwards was fired up as he shared words with American Belal Muhammad during an intense face-off as the pair weighed in for their welterweight title bout at UFC 304 in Manchester on Saturday.
The pair will make their walk to the octagon in the early hours of Sunday morning - predicted to be around 05:00 BST - with the UFC's scheduling catering largely to a US audience. The build-up has been dominated by the late scheduling of the fights to benefit the American audience, with a host of fighters changing their body clocks to adapt to the early morning fights.
"But I’m aware it’s a money business, we’re prize fighters, and with more viewers coming later I can understand the logic." Many of the athletes have said that once the adrenaline kicks in, any lingering feelings of tiredness will wash away, while the American fighters will not have to adjust much because it is the time zone to which they are used.
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