B. Muhammad celebrates victory in the UFC (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)
After the sudden rise of Kamaru Usman for the middleweight division (up to 83,9kg), the North American Belal Muhammad | 'put his foot down' and made a demand to the organization. During a conversation with reporters in Abu Dhabi (UAE), where the UFC 294, the descendant of Palestinians lamented that he had 'lost' his opponent and said that his next commitment needs to be the fight for the welterweight belt (under 77,1kg).
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“We were in negotiations to fight Kamaru Usman, but now Kamaru is fighting Khamza. The only person I have left to fight is the welterweight champion. There is no one else in the division. I've already beaten everyone. I have to get what I deserve and what I deserve is this title shot,” said Muhammad.
Of his last 10 fights in the UFC, only against one opponent Belal Muhammad | did not emerge victorious: the champion Leon edwards, as the clash ended after the Palestinian descendant received an illegal blow to his eye. 'Remember the Name' guaranteed that things will be different in the event of a new confrontation.
“This fight made me more motivated than ever to show the world and prove to everyone that I will be the champion, I will be the best welterweight in the world. People just looked at that (last fight) and made their assumptions. What could have been in the other four rounds? So now, every day that I'm training, every day that I'm working out, is to show these people, these doubters, that I'm the best in the world. And when I fight Leon edwards again and I dominate it, that will show you what would have happened two years ago”, concluded Belal.
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