Might we see newly minted welterweight champion Belal Muhammad settle his fiery feud with Sean Strickland contained in the Octagon?
A couple of months again, Strickland, who’s well-known for his outspoken and unfiltered nature, criticized Muhammad for his stance on the battle between Israel and Palestine.
It didn’t take lengthy for ‘Keep in mind The Identify’ to snap again at Strickland.
“Truthfully, I had no care about him in any respect till I posted one thing about Palestine,” Muhammad stated on the Cash Loyalty Legacy podcast. “He commented on there, saying they [Palestinians] ought to simply surrender. It was the stupidest assertion ever, simply to get consideration.
“The place he was crying on Theo Von about his dad and, ‘You possibly can’t speak about my dad. Don’t convey up household. That’s soiled whenever you do it.’ You’re actually speaking about children that simply acquired bombed, children which might be dying, and also you’re making a joke of it, however when it comes again to you, it reveals he has a pretend, tough-guy mentality” (h/t Sportskeeda).
Talking with Sportskeeda MMA in an unique interview, Muhammad’s coach Louis Taylor provided his tackle the continuing feud between the 2 high stars and a possible combat.
“That’s [a] 185-pound combat I welcome. , Sean has actually taken a dump on Palestinians and lots of different individuals, I’m not gonna go down that record. Belal’s not that man who you’ve got gotta watch within the streets… however in terms of individuals like Sean, that powder keg can erupt at any time, and due to this fact, I’d slightly it occurs the place we receives a commission for it within the cage.”
Might We see Belal Muhammad transfer as much as middleweight?
Taylor additionally weighed in on the latest middleweight title tilt between reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis and Isreael Adeanya. Taylor admitted to being unimpressed with the efficiency of each fighters and believes the 185-pound crown is ripe for the taking.
“I wasn’t impressed with both fighter and no disrespect to these guys however there was lots of sloppy all the things in that combat… When you’re a competitor within the 185-pound weight class who can wrestle and who can strike, you need to be salivating on the mouth proper now trigger’ that title is up within the air.”
Might we see Belal Muhammad transfer up in an try and develop into a two-division champion as soon as he will get just a few welterweight title defenses underneath his belt?
