“I’m sorry to the fans and the UFC you deserved a full fight.. Alhamdillah, the vision is coming back and no permanent damage to the eye. The eye poke was deemed to be accidental by Dean and replays showed that Edwards’ finger went into Muhammad’s eye as Edwards caught him coming in with a kick …
10 p.m. ET The main card is currently scheduled to get started at 10 p.m. ET, and will take place live on ESPN+ PPV.Aug 7, 2021
The early prelims and preliminaries are expected to start at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET, respectively. The main card is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET, with the main event taking place around midnight.Aug 7, 2021
Kingston, Jamaica Leon Edwards/Place of birth
Nate Diaz fight. Edwards vs. Diaz is part of the UFC 263 pay-per-view main card and that means the only way to watch Nate Diaz fight Leon Edwards tonight is by ordering the official PPV on the ESPN+ website.Jun 12, 2021
There is no clear standard rule on what should happen with eye pokes in MMA. Sometimes in MMA this rule break results in a victory for the rule offender, sometimes it’s a no-contest, sometimes a technical decision, but most of the time nothing happens.Mar 15, 2021
Belal Muhammad was up against the biggest challenge of his fighting career when he fought No. 3 ranked Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC Fight Night 187. But the fight ended in a no-contest after an accidental eye poke from Edwards severely compromised Muhammad’s vision and rendered him unable to compete.Mar 17, 2021
Nate Diaz and Leon Edwards are the third fight on the main card and so will likely walk to the cage at around 4am. The main card starts at 3am with the two title fights expected to start at 4.45am and 5.30am respectively, but these times may change depending on the previous bouts.Jun 12, 2021
To sign up or purchase PPV, visit ESPNPlus.com/ufc The main card features a welterweight matchup between No. 3 Leon Edwards and No. 13 Belal Muhammad. Muhammad Pre-Show, airing on ESPN2 at 5:30 p.m. ET.Mar 11, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad Viewing Cost A regular ESPN+ subscription costs $5.99 per month, and if you get an annual subscription, it will cost $59.99 per year.Mar 13, 2021
Muhammad was lower in the rankings, but he had built up a solid four-fight winning streak. Edwards wanted to fight anyone, so Muhammad got the call. The first round of their fight was somewhat competitive, though Edwards was getting the better of Muhammad.Mar 30, 2021
The prelims start at 5 p.m. ET and the main card is set to start at approximately 8 p.m. The featured bout of the evening is a welterweight affair pitting No. 3 ranked Leon Edwards against No. 13 ranked Belal Muhammad.Mar 13, 2021
