Off the back of his upset title victory over the course of last weekend at UFC 304, Belal Muhammad has already received a host of challenges to his newly-minted throne – most recently seeing a call out from former champion, Kamaru Usman land on his table.
Usman, a former undisputed welterweight champion and pound-for-pound number one ranked fighter under the banner of the promotion – most recently featured at UFC 294 back in October, losing a middleweight limit loss to Khamzat Chimaev in a close majority decision defeat.
As for Muhammad, the Illinois native headlined UFC 304 over the course of the weekend in enemy territory in Manchester, landing the undisputed welterweight championship in a stunning upset decision win over common-opponent, Leon Edwards.