Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad captured the 170-pound title at UFC 304, defeating then-titleholder Leon Edwards by way of unanimous determination. Whereas he awaits his subsequent opponent, “Bear in mind the Title” has been doing interviews, weighing in on potential matchups, and making combat predictions.
In an interview with Submission Radio, Muhammad was requested concerning the anticipated middleweight championship rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.
“I do not suppose he is (Strickland) going to be touching gold anymore. The dude sucks,” Muhammad stated. “I believe DDP beats him. I believe that – Sean’s a kind of guys that I believe once you combat him as soon as you determine his fashion. He is awkward. He is bizarre along with his fashion.”
“I believe Sean has this aura about him that folks suppose he is loopy as a result of he talks loopy and says he’ll go to struggle and this and that,” Muhammad continued. “Then he goes in there and simply throws 100 teep kicks at you, and he jabs, and he strikes away. It isn’t the struggle that you simply suppose it is going to be. I believe now that you have fought him as soon as that you simply understand that, so now you begin choosing that up on him. I believe DDP may find yourself freakin breaking him on this combat.”
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Du Plessis narrowly defeated Strickland by way of break up determination at UFC 297 to win the middleweight championship. Strickland believes he received the combat and has been calling for a rematch for the reason that scorecards had been learn inside Scotiabank Area in Toronto in January.
Du Plessis efficiently defended the title at UFC 305, ending former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya by way of submission within the fourth spherical. Strickland rebounded from the loss to du Plessis in his final combat, defeating Paulo Costa by way of break up determination at UFC 302 in June.
