After a win over perennial contender Demian Maia, Belal Muhammad is ready for a five-round fight this fall, and he believes a rematch with Leon Edwards makes more sense than ever.
In Muhammad’s estimation, Edwards squandered a shot at the UFC welterweight title in the last minute of his UFC 263 fight against Nate Diaz, and a fight with him is the most logical answer.
“It was the UFC handing him something, where they wanted him to blow up,” Muhammad told MMA Fighting. “They wanted to steal Nate Diaz’s fans.