New Delhi: Belal Muhammad is set to face Leon Edwards for the UFC Welterweight Championship at the UFC 304 in Manchester, England on July 28, Sunday. Edwards is in the form of his life defeating former pound-for-pound no. 1 Kamaru Usman and former Welterweight Champion Colby Covington in his last three fights.
Belal is also on a five-fight win streak, Belal was seen training with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev in recent times. Belal also praises Khabib for helping him before every fight. He also compared other coaches with Khabib saying “Training with Khabib and getting advice from him is worth 20, 30, 40, 50 days with anybody else”.
“The knowledge is endless, because to me, I think he’s the GOAT of the MMA world in the UFC and just like a brother and that I could message and ask, and anytime I send a question, he’ll respond,” Muhammad continued. “So, it’s just literally priceless to have that guy in my life. There’s no hidden juice, hidden secret with the whole thing with them. Their team is just all about hard work. It’s just about overworking. And then when Khabib gets there, it’s twice the overwork and it’s twice the push. It’s a different level.” Belal added.
Edwards will aim to stretch his legendary streak, Belal’s able-to-finish opponent strategy could backfire him in this match as Edwards always looks to finish the opponent in the cage. This is the second fight between both fighters as the first fight was declared as No contest due to an eye poke by Edwards, but this time Edwards wants to resolve the things between them which he couldn’t do in the first fight.
UFC 304 main card fights:
Main Event: Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad
Co-Main Event: Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes
King Green vs Paddy Pimblett
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Gregory Rodrigues
Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze
UFC no. 1 Welterweight contender Belal Muhammad trained with Khabib Nurmagomedov saying “training on a different level”. UFC Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
