Welcome to F4WOnline.com's live coverage of UFC On ESPN+ 45: Edwards vs. Muhammad, emanating from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Octagon remains in Las Vegas as the UFC presents their second event in a busy month of March, this one headlined by a returning welterweight looking to get a title shot against a hungry and rising contender.
Leon Edwards makes his long-awaited return as he takes on Belal Muhammad in a welterweight five-round main event. Edwards is fighting for the first time since July 2019, as COVID, travel issues and all sorts of things have kept him out of action. He is eager to return and prove he's next in line for a title shot as he puts his eight-fight win streak on the line. Muhammad takes his first main event on short notice, replacing Khamzat Chimaev, and he enters this riding a four-fight win streak, capped off with a win just last month at UFC 258.