The bad blood in between Belal Muhammad and UFC welterweight champ Leon Edwards seems nearing a boiling point.
Edwards is targeting a go back to protect the UFC welterweight title later on this year, possibly versus Muhammad. He last battled versus Colby Covington at UFC 296, making a consentaneous choice success.
An argument can be made that Muhammad is worthy of No. 1 welterweight competitor status after winning 9 of his last 10 battles. He hasn’t combated because a win versus Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 in 2015.
A title battle in between Edwards and Muhammad was quickly connected to UFC 300, however the match failed in favor of other preferred matches.
Edwards’ supervisor, Tim Simpson, provided his ideas on the Muhammad battle not concerning fulfillment at UFC 300 throughout Thursday’s episode of The MMA Hour
“It was asked by us, I presumed that was what it was going to be, however no there was no conversation for UFC 300,” Simpson stated of Edwards vs. Muhammad. “I do not wish to overdo Belal Muhammad, he appears like a good adequate guy, however it does not amaze me. Belal and Leon is most likely not the marquee battle you desire for this occasion, if I can state that respectfully.”
Previously this year, it was reported that Muhammad wasn’t among the 3 challengers that Edwards accepted for a UFC 300 slot. Shavkat Rakhmonov, Islam Makhachev, and Khamzat Chimaev were exposed as the targeted challengers for Edwards.