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Belal Muhammad
UFC

Belal Muhammad vows to not let anyone, even Conor McGregor, skip the line as champion: "Here to make a legacy"

Josh Evanoff - January 5, 2024

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad doesn’t care if it’s Conor McGregor or anyone else, he wants to be a defending champion. ‘Remember The Name’ has been out of action since a title eliminator with Gilbert Burns in May. That night saw Belal Muhammad dominate the Brazilian, en route to a unanimous decision victory. The win moved him to a 10-fight undefeated streak and became a prime candidate to face welterweight champion, Leon Edwards.

Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad
Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo believes Belal Muhammad is at risk of losing the UFC 300 welterweight title fight to Jorge Masvidal

Susan Cox - January 4, 2024

Henry Cejudo believes Belal Muhammad is at risk of losing the UFC 300 welterweight title fight to Jorge Masvidal. It was recently reported that Belal Muhammad (23-3 MMA) will battle reigning welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA) in a rematch on the upcoming UFC 300 card. However, there has been no confirmation by the UFC as of this writing.

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Colby Covington

Belal Muhammad shares thoughts on "terrible" UFC 296 fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington

Cole Shelton - December 21, 2023

Belal Muhammad wasn’t impressed with Leon Edwards or Colby Covington’s performance at UFC 296. Edwards was looking to defend his welterweight title for the second time as he took on Covington in a highly-anticipated fight. The lead-up to the fight was full of trash talk as both vowed to finish the other, in what was the final main event of 2023. However, the fight ended up being lackluster as there wasn’t much action and it was Leon Edwards who won a one-sided decision.

Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad
Leon Edwards

Leon Edwards fires back at 'least intimidating person' Belal Muhammad: "I'll fight you next"

Josh Evanoff - December 21, 2023

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards is seemingly coming around to the idea of fighting Belal Muhammad. ‘Rocky’ is fresh off his return over the weekend in the main event of UFC 296. There, Leon Edwards faced Colby Covington, back for the first time in nearly two years. Despite a heated build-up courtesy of ‘Chaos’, it was all domination on fight night. With Belal Muhammad and others watching on, the British fighter scored a wide unanimous decision win.

Leon Edwards and Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns

Leon Edwards' coach explains why he prefers Gilbert Burns getting the next title shot instead of Belal Muhammad

Cole Shelton - December 20, 2023

Dave Lovell the head coach of Leon Edwards is hoping Gilbert Burns will get the next welterweight title shot. In the main event of UFC 296, Edwwards defended his welterweight title for the second time with a lopsided decision win over Colby Covington. After the fight, many expected that Belal Muhammad would get the next title shot, but at the post-fight press conference, Edwards shut that down, saying he didn’t think Muhammad deserved it.

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Leon Edwards

Belal Muhammad responds after Leon Edwards questions his claim to a title shot: “Now I know why he doesn’t speak a lot”

Harry Kettle - December 18, 2023

UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad has responded to Leon Edwards after he suggested he shouldn’t be next up for a title shot. Last weekend, Leon Edwards successfully defended his belt at UFC 296. He did so by defeating Colby Covington, and he did so fairly convincingly. Of course, as is so often the case, many fans immediately wanted to know what was next for the reigning king of the 170-pound division.

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Chael Sonnen

Chael Sonnen weighs in on Belal Muhammad’s late call-up for backup role at UFC 296: “For sure, it means something more”

Harry Kettle - December 13, 2023

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given his thoughts on Belal Muhammad’s late call-up to be the back-up fighter for the UFC 296 main event. This weekend, Leon Edwards will defend his UFC welterweight championship against Colby Covington. The two will collide in the main event of UFC 296 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Colby Covington

Belal Muhammad serving as backup fighter for UFC 296 main event: “I think obviously they know Colby and Leon are the two most inactive welterweights in the division"

Fernando Quiles - December 10, 2023

Belal Muhammad will be an emergency backup in the event that something goes awry with the planned UFC 296 headliner. The scheduled main event for UFC 296 is a UFC Welterweight Championship fight between titleholder Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. It certainly isn’t unusual for the UFC to have backup fighters for title bouts. In this case, however, Muhammad believes he’s been chosen because the UFC doesn’t trust Edwards or Covington to make it to fight night.

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Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns believes he'd "destroy" Belal Muhammad in a potential rematch if he's healthy

Cole Shelton - November 28, 2023

Gilbert Burns has full confidence he would beat Belal Muhammad in a potential rematch. Burns and Muhammad fought back in May on short notice, and it was Muhammad who won a five-round decision. However, in the fight, Burns suffered a shoulder injury which has still kept him out of the Octagon, and the Brazilian believes that injury played a key role in why he lost the fight.

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Sean Brady

Sean Brady believes he beats Belal Muhammad nine times out 10, despite TKO loss last year

Cole Shelton - November 16, 2023

Sean Brady thinks he would beat Belal Muhammad if they were to fight again. Brady and Muhammad fought back at UFC 280 in October of 2022, and it was Brady who closed as the betting favorite. Although the oddsmakers thought Brady would win, Muhammad ended up winning the fight by second-round TKO.

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Colby Covington

Belal Muhammad rooting for Leon Edwards to defeat Colby Covington at UFC 296: "I want Leon for my legacy"

Josh Evanoff - November 10, 2023

UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad is rooting for Leon Edwards against Colby Covington. ‘Rocky’ and ‘Chaos’ are currently slated to clash at UFC 296 in December. For both men, the fight will be an important one, as it will be Colby Covington’s first since last March. Meanwhile, Leon Edwards is coming off a decision win over Kamaru Usman in March, his first title defense.

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Charles Oliveira

Belal Muhammad reacts to Charles Oliveira withdrawing from UFC 294: “He chose not to fight”

Harry Kettle - October 19, 2023

UFC fighter Belal Muhammad has given his thoughts on Charles Oliveira withdrawing from UFC 294. This weekend was supposed to see Charles Oliveira take on Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight championship. Unfortunately, due to a cut sustained by ‘Do Bronx’ in training, he will no longer take part in the event. Instead, Alexander Volkanovski has stepped in on short notice to battle Makhachev for the second time.

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Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland takes aim at Belal Muhammad over his “pray for Palestine” post: “This is what you'd call a coward response”

Susan Cox - October 9, 2023

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is taking aim at Belal Muhammad over his ‘pray for Palestine’ post. Muhammad took to ‘X’ over the weekend with the following comment:

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Sean Strickland

Belal Muhammad claims he “said yes” to a fight with UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland

Harry Kettle - September 27, 2023

UFC fighter Belal Muhammad has claimed that he said yes to a fight against middleweight champion Sean Strickland. Over the course of the last few years, Belal Muhammad has really turned his career around in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The 35-year-old is riding a 10-fight unbeaten streak with his latest win coming over Gilbert Burns back in May. As you can imagine, the veteran has been pretty relentless in his calls for a shot at the UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards.

Chris Curtis

Belal Muhammad told he needs “Jesus” after dubbing UFC champion Sean Strickland as “the easiest path to double champ status”

Harry Kettle - September 14, 2023

Belal Muhammad has received some criticism for going after Sean Strickland following his title win at UFC 293. Over the course of the last few years, Belal Muhammad has turned himself into a real contender at welterweight. He’s put together a nice win streak, he’s built a new persona, and he’s not too far away from a title shot. As it turns out, though, Muhammad is also pretty interested in a move to middleweight at some point in the future.

Floyd Mayweather

Belal Muhammad draws inspiration from Floyd Mayweather for fighting style: "There's a life after fighting"

Josh Evanoff - June 8, 2023

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad knows there’s a life after the fighting is over. ‘Remember The Name’ is fresh off his co-main event clash with Gilbert Burns last month. At UFC 288, Muhammad moved his unbeaten streak to ten, defeating ‘Durinho’ by unanimous decision. In his winning streak, he had previously scored wins over the likes of Stephen Thompson and Vicente Luque.

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Khamzat Chimaev

Belal Muhammad sees similarities between Khamzat Chimaev and Conor McGregor: “He wants the attention”

Susan Cox - June 1, 2023

Belal Muhammad says he sees similarities between Khamzat Chimaev and Conor McGregor. Khamzat Chimaev has not been beat in the Octagon, but the fighter has not fought since September of 2022 when he defeated Kevin Holland (24-9 MMA) by submission at 2:13 of round 1.

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Belal Muhammad

Belal Muhammad beginning to embrace heel role due to some fan backlash: "I'm starting to like it"

Josh Evanoff - May 29, 2023

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad is ready to play the bad guy. ‘Remember The Name’ is fresh off his five-round clash against Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 earlier this month. In the short-notice co-main event, Muhammad scored a lopsided unanimous decision win over ‘Durinho’. In the process, he extended his undefeated streak to 10.

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