UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad thinks his path to the belt was lots more durable than champion Leon Edwards’.
The pair are set to headline this weekend’s UFC 304 pay-per-view occasion contained in the Co-op Stay enviornment in Manchester, England, the place Muhammad will look to upset the house followers by ripping the 170-pound title from “Rocky’s” grasp.
Since their first struggle resulted in a No Contest over three years in the past, Edwards has labored his technique to the gold and subsequently defended it efficiently twice to this point. “Keep in mind the Title,” in the meantime, has prolonged his unbeaten run to 10 with 5 straight wins over Demian Maia, Stephen Thompson, Vicente Luque, Sean Brady, and Gilbert Burns.
That run has left many branding Muhammad the clear primary contender, and a few even calling him essentially the most deserving challenger in UFC historical past. Edwards, nonetheless, seemingly hasn’t been too impressed and lately downplayed a few of his opponent’s outcomes.
Unsurprisingly, Muhammad has returned the favor…
Muhammad Insists He Boasts More durable Power Of Schedule Than Edwards
Throughout a latest interview with Kevin Iole, Muhammad regarded forward to his long-awaited first alternative at attaining champion standing on combined martial arts’ greatest stage.
The #2-ranked welterweight had his consideration turned to Edwards’ remarks about his successful run and fired again in sort, suggesting that “Rocky” fought nothing however 155lbers to safe his 2022 title shot.
“Once I have a look at his résumé for him to get the title struggle, he fought nothing however lightweights,” Muhammad mentioned. “Donald Cerrone, RDA, Nate Diaz. Like, okay? Take a look at the blokes that I beat, after I beat them. Gilbert Burns was on a two-fight successful streak. Luque was on a 5 or six-fight successful streak after I beat him. Sean Brady was on a 15-fight successful streak after I beat him. ‘Wonderboy’ was like 3-1 out of his final 4 fights after I beat him. Demian Maia was like 3-1…
“He can say no matter he desires, however I do know what I needed to do to struggle these guys,” Muhammad continued. “And after I skilled for these guys, each single a type of camps I picked up one thing totally different, proper, as a result of I needed to practice for a grappler, then I needed to practice for a striker, then I needed to practice for a man who knocked me out earlier than. Each single a type of guys, each single a type of camps, I developed as a fighter. … I fought the perfect model of them and I obtained the perfect model of myself out of it.”
Muhammad will look to reveal that evolution because the unlucky ending to his and Edwards’ first conflict once they run it again in Manchester this weekend.
And with regards to attaining that feat, “Keep in mind the Title” isn’t brief on confidence. The challenger has vowed to unseat “Rocky” inside the gap, with him and his supervisor claiming he received’t even require the championship rounds at UFC 304.
