Belal Muhammad avenged the only knockout loss of his MMA career on Saturday with a decision win over Vicente Luque.
The two UFC welterweights first met in 2016 on the preliminary card of UFC 205. Neither man was ranked ahead of that matchup. Luque was on a three-fight UFC winning streak and 10-5-1 overall. Muhammad was 1-1 in the UFC and 10-1 in his career. Both fighters have been on a steady climb since their first meeting. When they faced off on Saturday, Luque sported a 21-7-1 record and was the No. 5 ranked fighter in the official UFC welterweight rankings.