Athletic Allen
I’m really looking forward to seeing Arnold Allen, who is from Colchester. I’ve actually sparred with him in the past and he is very good. He will be fighting Giga Chikadze who is from Georgia. When I look back at his previous fights he won by either knockout or decision which is very similar to Arnold’s record. I’m going to predict that Arnold will win this one by decision. I feel that the fight will be a mix of striking and wrestling.
Deadly Duncan
Next up is Christian Leroy Duncan. He is a great fighter and a skilled knockout artist. Duncan joined the UFC later on in his MMA career after competing for several organisations. He will be taking on Gregory Rodrigues from Brazil. I feel that he will finish Gregory off by KO maybe in Round 2.
Paddy Can Put On The Pressure
Next up to fight is Bobby Green or as we now know him ‘King Green’ since he changed his name. He is fighting Paddy the Baddy who I think will win this by either submission or by striking. This is because they have had words with each other in the past about the fact that Paddy favours wrestling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu whereas Bobby favours striking but Paddy has said he will have no problem out-striking Bobby.
Aspinall All Action
In the co main event we have Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes. Tom Aspinall is currently the interim champion and if he wins he could face John Jones who has been delaying his return lately but Tom Aspinall is on the rise. Tom is a fast fighter especially for the heavyweight division. Curtis Blaydes is a tough opponent and has a good record of wins although he lost recently against the Russian Sergei Pavlovich who is a very tall guy! Curtis wins most of his fights by KO but I would say Tom Aspinall wins this one.
Edwards To Land The Big One
In the main event it is Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad. It will be interesting to see who the champion will be. In my opinion it’s easy, Leon will win. I feel that he’ll win by KO with a kick to the head again Headshot !Belal is a good fighter. Everyone thinks he’s boring and that he has no personality or character but I’ve seen a few clips of him talking and he made me laugh. He’s a good fighter but I would still choose Leon to win over him.
Good luck whoever you’re supporting in Manchester!
Thomas Paull’s UFC 304 Selections
Arnold Allen To Beat Giga Chikadze (4/11)
Christian Leroy Duncan To Beat Gregory Rodrigues (4/6)
Paddy Pimblett To Beat Bobby “King” Green (10/11)
Tom Aspinall To Beat Curtis Blaydes (1/4)
Leon Edwards To Beat Belal Muhammad (4/11)