Former duel-weight champion, Conor McGregor has criticized what he described as a “piss poor” fight between Belal Muhammad and one-time welterweight title challenger, Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 in a co-headlining, slot, poking fun at the Chicago native’s lopsided victory.
Taking co-main event status on a little over two weeks’ notice, Muhammad managed to extended his undefeated streak at the welterweight limit to 10 straight fights, landing a one-sided unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) victory over the streaking, Burns in Newark, New Jersey.
Conor McGregor trashes Belal Muhammad following UFC 288 victory
Criticized largely across social media for his cruising display against a clearly hampered and injured Niteroi native, Burns – Muhammad, who is now lined up to take on the winner of an expected welterweight title fight between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington later this year, was blasted by former two-division kingpin, McGregor on social media.