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Paddy Pimblett and Leon Edwards try to find Manchester on a map ahead of UFC 304, the results are hilarious

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Updated 10:36 26 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 06:30 26 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Paddy Pimblett and Leon Edwards try to find Manchester on a map ahead of UFC 304, the results are hilarious

They had their geography skills tested ahead of UFC 304 in Manchester.

Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan

Arguably the biggest MMA event ever to be staged in the UK takes place this weekend in Manchester, with UFC 304 being held at the Co-op Live arena.

British stars Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall will fight in front of a home crowd, while the likes of Paddy Pimblett, Molly McCann and Arnold Allen also feature on the card.

Welterweight champion Edwards defends his title against Belal Muhammad in a rematch of their 2021 fight, which ended as a no contest after an accidental eye poke on the Palestinian-American.

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Meanwhile, interim heavyweight title holder Aspinall will face Curtis Blaydes.

Ahead of the event, the UFC decided to test their 304 fighters' geography skills, with mixed results.

Edwards, Pimblett, McCann and Muhammad were among a group of fighters asked to try and circle Manchester on a blank map of the UK.

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And while you may have expected that to be a simple task for the British fighters, that certainly wasn't how it turned out.

Proud Liverpudlian Pimblett was among those who struggled.

"Don't get me going on Geography lad," he said, after the challenge was announced.

While Edwards also found things difficult.

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"Where do I live on this f***ing thing?" he said, pointing to the map – with his answer invoking memories of Jack Grealish' infamous video on England duty.

Muhammad circled the middle of Scotland when taking a stab in the dark, while Blaydes picked a region on the border of England and Wales.

Edwards eventually circled a large area of the north of England which included Greater Manchester in addition to Merseyside, Lancashire – and most of the Irish sea.


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Pimblett, meanwhile, eventually got it correct after deliberating over whether to circle an area close to Wales.

"I was either going to go there or next to here, because I know it's around Liverpool and we're by the water," he said.

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Perhaps the best guess came from fellow Scouser McCann, who circled an area including both Manchester and Liverpool.

"Our hotel is just about there," she said, pointing to the map.

"The better city Liverpool is actually just to the left by the River Mersey. We sometimes have better weather, Manchester normally rains. It's a bit more gloomy, but the people are alright."

Fans were less than impressed with the fighters lack of geography skills, with one sarcastically commenting on X: "Smart bunch."

While another joked: "Jesus, lucky they can all fight!"

Featured Image Credit: UFC

Topics: UFC, Leon Edwards, Tom Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett

Rory O'Callaghan
Rory O'Callaghan

Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.

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