UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has claimed he would vacate the belt if Islam Makhachev opted to move up to 170 pounds – and, in turn, Belal went up to middleweight.
As we know, Belal Muhammad is the king of the welterweights right now. He captured the belt from Leon Edwards, and he plans on defending it against Shavkat Rakhmonov at some point later this year.
Of course, one of the men who helped Belal Muhammad get to the top was Islam Makhachev. Muhammad began training with the team a few years back, and ever since then, he hasn’t lost a fight – and he’s been on quite the run of form.