Ranking the storylines of UFC 304 -- Can Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall deliver at home? - ESPN

With two title fights, a raucous crowd and big stakes up and down a 14-fight card, UFC 304 looks to be full of drama in Manchester, England. (10 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV)

Fellow Englishmen Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall look to defend their titles — welterweight and interim heavyweight, respectively — against deserving contenders Belal Muhammad and Curtis Blaydes. Both bouts will serve as rematches, although both previous fights revealed much of anything regarding the outcome of Saturday's festivities.

Pair that with 13 fighters representing the United Kingdom inside the Co-op Live arena, and you've got a potentially electrifying experience on tap for fight fans. But questions remain: Can the British stars shine bright on the biggest stage? How will the odd timing — 3 a.m. main card start — impact the fighters? What will the fallout of the big fights mean for other top stars of the sport?

ESPN MMA writers Andreas Hale, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim spotlight the top storylines to follow and matchups to watch during the fights this weekend.

Wagenheim: UFC 304 will be the promotion's first fight card in Manchester, England, since the fall of 2016 at UFC 204. The last one was a big deal. Michael Bisping, the most famous fighter in England, made the only successful title defense of his UFC middleweight championship that night against Dan Henderson. The sellout crowd sang along to his walkout song. And when Bisping pulled his mouthpiece out during introductions and showed it to the TV camera, revealing a Union Jack design, the building full of proud fellow citizens erupted.

Why was it notable that English fans would show up and make noise for their local hero? Because the fans could have been home sleeping. The main event began