Three days after his UFC main event, Belal Muhammad is still nursing wounds from the UFC Vegas 21 fight – but not because he took damage in a win or a loss.
Instead, the welterweight contender is wearing sunglasses after an inadvertent eye poke from Leon Edwards led to a no-decision less than one minute into the second round. It was seemingly the worst-case scenario for both fighters; Edwards was returning for the first time since 2019 with a title shot potentially on the line, and Muhammad was stepping up in competition after accepting a short-notice opportunity.