Belal Muhammad training for UFC debut against Alan Jouban during Ramadan

Titan FCFirst-time Octagon jitters are tough to deal with. Imagine going into your first UFC fight after fasting during the day, every day over the last month.

Belal Muhammad has a lot on his plate over the next few days. Not literally, though. He hasn't eaten or taken a drink of water between sun up and sun down since early June. The UFC newcomer is a practicing Muslim and Ramadan this year fell between June 5 and July 5 -- essentially the duration of his training camp for Alan Jouban.

"It's one of those where you have to be really mentally strong to do it," Muhammad told MMA Fighting. "I train with a lot of Muslim guys that do it and a lot of guys have to sit out the whole month because…