Input from Shavkat Rakhmonov and Kamaru Usman will have to wait because Belal Muhammad is here to stay! Muhammad might very well lose his belt, but people will ‘Remember The Name’. The ‘People’s Champ’ and Southwest Side native Belal Muhammad even recently got a victory parade in Chicago on August 11th. after UFC 304.
Subsequently, what’s more – per the Office of the Mayor, September 20th, 2024 is now “Belal Muhammad Day”! Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) recently shared the snippet, from Muhammad’s own IG. Muhammad is the first Palestinian-American to win the title. He is also the first fighter from Chicago who won gold after defeating Leon Edwards at UFC 304.
The fighter got an unforgettable celebration in Bridgeview after his title win in Manchester; he also went viral meeting his mother after snagging gold. For much of the build-up, the Team Valle Flow Striking fighter dedicated the fight to his suburbs and the Palestinian cause. His efforts in the matter have won him much fanfare in the aftermath.
That, and his domination over ‘Rocky’. From acute outboxing shot selection to grappling and even spiking his head, Muhammad was dominant throughout. Much of the fanbase who often poke fun for his slow-running decisions has now switched sides. Now that he is gaining more and more momentum, there’s no holding back Muhammad. He accordingly is mounding up some pure insults for his next match.
Belal Muhammad disses Kamaru Usman over latest boss of welterweight snub
Belal Muhammad is called “Remember the Name” and “Bully B”, but the people he grew up with on the southwest side, have a different idea: “People’s Champ”. The suburban street kid from Bogan High School won hearts and minds at the UFC 304 Pay-per-view top bill. After this, he has the attention of former divisional king Kamaru Usman.
Belal Muhammad pokes fun at Kamaru Usman again (Source: chicago.sun.times/heavy.com)After each UFC title fight, the Sunday morning punditry begins to plot who will be next. ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ did not wait for the matchmakers as he went on to call dibs on the title shot. Usman, a welterweight G.O.A.T. candidate and former UFC top pound-for-pound, lost gold after a 5-0 reign. If anyone has a stake on the strap, it’d be him.
The co-host of ShadowLion’s new “Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru Usman & Henry Cejudo” Podcast recently had Umar Nurmagomedov over. When Usman tried plating his stake as the boss of welterweights, the guest corrected him. Chicago’s Muhammad gibes down the matter on X.
With Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) having lost two straight – then a middleweight bout, some think he is not worthy of a title crack. But Muhammad, 36, is not opposed to the idea of facing. Both of them have been consequently scuffling a lot. However, things took a turn with him not holding his tongue and Usman firing back, labeling him a lesser version of himself.
With how much backlash he has faced before his crack at gold, Muhammad is now out of leash. Hence, he keeps instigating the build-up in any way he can. From diss tracks to reposts to straight shots of insults; this banter has grown to be one for ages.
