Belal Muhammad is hoping to rematch Leon Edwards. Back at UFC Vegas 21 on March 13, Muhammad stepped up on short notice to face Edwards in the main event. In the first round, the Brit had a ton of success but just 18 seconds into the second round, Edwa…
Belal Muhammad is hoping to rematch Leon Edwards. Back at UFC Vegas 21 on March 13, Muhammad stepped up on short notice to face Edwards in the main event. In the first round, the Brit had a ton of success but just 18 seconds into the second round, Edwards poked Muhammad in the eye and […]
UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad has made it clear that he wants Colby Covington next. After earning a unanimous decision win over Demian Maia at UFC 263, Muhammad is looking to get one step closer to a title shot. With a lot of the top guys in the division already booked, the list of big names […]
UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad has made it clear that he wants Colby Covington next.
After earning a unanimous decision win over Demian Maia at UFC 263, Muhammad is looking to get one step closer to a title shot. With a lot of the top guys in the division already booked, the list of big names to fight are thin. However, Muhammad does have his sights on one guy above him that is available, Colby Covington. (H/T mmajunkie.com)
“I still don’t understand why Colby’s getting the title fight,” Muhammad said. “Yeah, it was a great fight, but you got your jaw broken and you’ve been sitting on the sidelines ever since that fight.”
“Usman fought three times since that fight, and you’re just sitting out,” Muhammad continued. “It’s not like you’re a huge pay-per-view draw. It’s not like if I’m Usman, I’m like, ‘Yeah, let me get that Colby fight, I’m gonna get 800,00 pay-per-views.’ The first one did 200,000 pay-per-views, so it’s not like you’re gonna make a big payday with that, regardless.”
Covington has been much less active then the rest of the fighter at the top of the welterweight division. Since losing that fight to Usman at UFC 245 in December of 2019, he has only fought once. That one fight was a fifth round TKO win over Tyron Woodley in September of 2020.
Even with that information out there, it still has not deterred Muhammad desire to fight Covington next.
“I want Colby more than anybody,” Muhammad said. “The hatred I have for that guy is levels above Leon. Of course I want Leon back just because the way that one ended, but Colby’s still a level above him.
“I’ve been calling out Colby since I fought in Australia against Tim Means. I’ve always wanted to fight Colby Covington. With this last fight showing that I can defend a takedown, it shows people that it will be a great matchup.
“It will be a fun matchup to see what happens if Colby can’t get a takedown, what’s he gonna do?”
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Belal Muhammad does not believe Colby Covington should be in the welterweight title mix. After impressing at UFC 263 by defeating UFC veteran Demain Maia via unanimous decision, Muhammad took a step closer to hopefully getting a title shot in the welte…
Belal Muhammad does not believe Colby Covington should be in the welterweight title mix. After impressing at UFC 263 by defeating UFC veteran Demain Maia via unanimous decision, Muhammad took a step closer to hopefully getting a title shot in the welterweight division. Now ranked in the top ten, Muhammad is hoping to get a […]
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Belal Muhammad believes it would have been a different story had he fought Leon Edwards at UFC 263. Muhammad was victorious at UFC 263, earning a unanimous decision win against UFC veteran Demain Maia. After his victory, Muhammad claimed in his post-fi…
Belal Muhammad believes it would have been a different story had he fought Leon Edwards at UFC 263. Muhammad was victorious at UFC 263, earning a unanimous decision win against UFC veteran Demain Maia. After his victory, Muhammad claimed in his post-fight press conference that he would have “broke” Edwards, who also fought on the […]