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Belal Muhammad Fires Back After Leon Edwards Calls For Next Title Shot

Muhammad EdwardsBelal Muhammad ripped into Leon Edwards for wanting a title shot. Edwards was looking to make it nine wins in a row to finally earn his shot at the welterweight title with a victory over Muhammad in the UFC Vegas 21 headliner last night. However, it didn’t end up panning that way as Edwards unintentionally […]

Muhammad Edwards

Belal Muhammad ripped into Leon Edwards for wanting a title shot.

Edwards was looking to make it nine wins in a row to finally earn his shot at the welterweight title with a victory over Muhammad in the UFC Vegas 21 headliner last night.

However, it didn’t end up panning that way as Edwards unintentionally poked Muhammad in the eye in the early stages of the second round.

Muhammad was clearly in pain and agony with referee Herb Dean later calling the fight off as it was ruled a no contest.

While Edwards was heartbroken at how the fight went — especially as he looked good in the first round — he was adamant in wanting a title shot next and had no plans on running things back with Muhammad.

Muhammad — who fortunately had no permanent damage to his eye — was taken aback by those comments as he feels there is no other choice than to have an immediate rematch.

“Never saw someone act so tough after poking someone in the eye the fight was just getting goin and if your satisfied to end it on that note your soft you ain’t getting a title fight off that I took the fight on 3 week notice and came to fight run it back @ufc“

With Kamaru Usman expected to defend his title against Jorge Masvidal next and Colby Covington seemingly having no interest in fighting Edwards, it’s possible a rematch with Muhammad could be on the cards.

We’ll just have to wait and see what happens next week.

Do you think there should be an immediate rematch?

Belal Muhammad Releases Statement And Photo Following Eye Poke

Belal Muhammad has released a statement to fans following his UFC Vegas 21 no-contest due to an eye poke. The UFC Vegas 21 main event featuring Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad was ruled a no-contest when Edwards accidentally poked Muhammad in the eye d…

Belal Muhammad has released a statement to fans following his UFC Vegas 21 no-contest due to an eye poke. The UFC Vegas 21 main event featuring Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad was ruled a no-contest when Edwards accidentally poked Muhammad in the eye during the second round. The main event was called off after a […]

Belal Muhammad Releases Statement Following No-Contest With Leon Edwards

Belal MuhammadUFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad has spoken out for the first time since his fight with Leon Edwards ended in an unfortunate manner. Muhammad was in his first ever main event at UFC Vegas 21. The 32-year-old showed true grit in round one to survive a head kick and flurry of punches from his English […]

Belal Muhammad

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad has spoken out for the first time since his fight with Leon Edwards ended in an unfortunate manner.

Muhammad was in his first ever main event at UFC Vegas 21.

The 32-year-old showed true grit in round one to survive a head kick and flurry of punches from his English opponent.

‘Remember The Name’ was unable to respond in round two as the fight was ended by an inadvertent eye poke.

As Edwards landed a body kick his outstretched fingers went into the eye of Muhammad who instantly hit the floor and was screaming in pain.

Upon closer inspection it was obvious the eye poke had done some damage and Muhammad was not able to continue.

The fight was quickly waved off and ruled a no-contest.

Muhammad took to social media to give fans an update on his condition and express his desire to run it back with Edwards, he wrote.

“My heart is shattered my first main event ended like that but Gods the best of planners im sorry to the fans and the @ufc you deserved a full fight.. Alhamdillah the vision is coming back and no permanent damage to the eye I’ll be back and want to run it back @Leon_edwardsmma”

Edwards has already state his desire to skip over a rematch and head straight for a title shot.

“That’s nine fights in a row, I’ve fought everyone they’ve given me, I’ve stepped up to fight all the top guys they’ve all turned me down so,” Edwards said on the ESPN post show. “I belong in a title shot, I have worked my way back up from getting defeated by Kamaru Usman, I have fought everybody, I have offered to fight everybody so I feel I deserve A title shot now, why should I do another ten fights to get a title shot you know?”

Do you want to see Belal Muhammad and Leon Edwards fight again?

Edwards Not Interested In Muhammad Rematch, Wants Title Shot Next

Leon Edwards feels that his next fight should be for the world championship and not a rematch against Belal Muhammad after UFC Vegas 21’s disqualification conclusion. The controversy from UFC 259 certainly carried over into yesterday’s UFC …

Leon Edwards feels that his next fight should be for the world championship and not a rematch against Belal Muhammad after UFC Vegas 21’s disqualification conclusion. The controversy from UFC 259 certainly carried over into yesterday’s UFC Vegas 21 event. Eryk Anders turned in his best Petr Yan impression with an illegal knee of his […]

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad Ruled A ‘No Contest’ After Eye Poke – UFC Vegas 21 Highlights

Leon EdwardsYou really have to feel for both Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad in this case. Starting brightly, Edwards ultimately landed an unintentional eye poke with just eighteen seconds of the second round elapsed, immediately drawing cries of pain and agony from Muhammad who detailed how he couldn’t “see anything” out of his right eye. With […]

Leon Edwards

You really have to feel for both Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad in this case. Starting brightly, Edwards ultimately landed an unintentional eye poke with just eighteen seconds of the second round elapsed, immediately drawing cries of pain and agony from Muhammad who detailed how he couldn’t “see anything” out of his right eye. With the foul deemed unintentional, we’ve got another ‘No Contest’ ruling tonight, bringing an end to tonight’s event.

Some good moments in the first round for the #3 ranked, Edwards — most notably landing a nice one-two combination, before firmly grabbing Muhammad’s attention midway through the round with a massive left high-kick, wobbling the Chicago native.

We’ve got a brutal eye poke in the second round to open the exchange, with Muhammad wincing in pain, detailing how he can’t “see anything”. After consulting the doctor and referee, Herb Dean, Muhammad was clearly in agony, crying out in pain as he noted that he couldn’t see out of his right eye.

Below, check out the highlights from Edwards and Muhammad’s ‘No Contest’ headliner.

Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad Ends In No Contest At UFC Vegas 21

The MMA gods robbed fight fans of Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout on Saturday night (March 13, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 21 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The first round was a lot of fu…

The MMA gods robbed fight fans of Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad. The two fighters met in a welterweight bout on Saturday night (March 13, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 21 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. The first round was a lot of fun as they were exchanging and Edwards […]