Belal Muhammad is eyeing an enormous struggle after defeating Vicente Luque.
Muhammad competed towards Luque this previous Saturday night time (April 16). The bout headlined UFC Vegas 51. The struggle went the space and in the long run, it was Muhammad who had his hand raised by way of unanimous decision.
Throughout the post-fight press convention, Belal Muhammad mentioned an enormous struggle towards both Khamzat Chimaev or Colby Covington is due (h/t MMAJunkie.com).
“I really feel like there’s a number of guys above me that don’t have fights,” Muhammad mentioned. “I don’t even suppose Leon has a struggle. They’re saying Usman, however I simply don’t suppose Usman’s prepared for that but. So, if Leon’s gonna wait all the way in which till September, October, it simply doesn’t make sense. I believe that struggle would make sense, however what, you guys are gonna submit the headline, ‘He needs to struggle Leon.’ And the followers are gonna be like, ‘He’s such a crybaby,’ poking the hive, blah, blah. So, I don’t even need to name him out as a result of I don’t need to offend anyone.
commercial – proceed studying under
commercial – proceed studying under
“Like I mentioned, the 2 greatest guys above me which might be successful proper now are Khamzat and Colby, and neither one in all them have fights.”
Muhammad hasn’t misplaced a struggle since Jan. 2019 when he dropped a unanimous choice to Geoff Neal. Since that struggle, he has gone 7-0, 1 NC. That one No Contest was towards Leon Edwards. The struggle got here to an finish when Belal was by chance poked within the eye and couldn’t proceed.
Muhammad will discover himself within the prime 5 UFC welterweight rankings as soon as the record is up to date. He was the sixth-ranked 170-pounder going up towards the quantity five-ranked Luque. Time will inform if he’ll be matched up towards Khamzat Chimaev or Colby Covington subsequent.
