MANCHESTER, England: Belal Muhammad defeated Leon Edwards via unanimous decision to capture the welterweight title at UFC 304 on Sunday, while Tom Aspinall successfully retained his interim heavyweight title by knocking out Curtis Blaydes in the opening minute of the first round of their co-main event. Muhammad, 36, of the United States, had the better of the first two rounds, using his heavy wrestling strikes to take Edwards to the canvas and nearly knocking out the Englishman in the second round by throwing him to the mat with his head.
