As we have come accustomed to with the Irishman, Conor McGregor selected violence when discussing Belal Muhammad and his championship reign.
McGregor is not in combined martial arts to make any buddies, and we have seen him conflict with athletes each inside and out of doors of the game. Fighters typically discuss their method into high-profile matchups that they in any other case did not deserve, and it is confirmed to be an efficient tactic up to now.
That appears to be what Conor McGregor was going for when he unleashed a verbal assault on present UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad.
Throughout his reside stream with Duel Bits, ‘The Infamous’ did not maintain again when giving his opinion of Muhammad.
“What do you concentrate on Belal Muhammad as a champ? He is woeful,” McGregor mentioned. “I wish to struggle him.”
“Okay, [Michael] Chandler’s matched. Belal, McGregor, UFC welteweight world title struggle on the road.”
Conor McGregor continued to make his case on why he believes he’d achieve success towards the newly-crowned champion.
“I’ve a number of knockouts at 170. I am a drive to be reckoned with at 170. I do harm at 170, yeah. Verify the stats.”
“I’ve performed them at 100% accuracy. This man hasn’t even acquired a knock down in UFC historical past. Not one knock down, it is embarrassing to be trustworthy.”
Hearken to McGregor’s rant under.
Belal Muhammad has now spoken out for the primary time since McGregor’s outburst went viral.
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‘Keep in mind the Identify’ is contemplating who his first title protection shall be towards. Whereas Kamaru Usman has been vocal about getting the shot, Muhammad prefers the younger, hungry, and significantly extra deserving Shavkat Rakhmonov to step as much as the plate first.
Nonetheless, Conor McGregor’s feedback might have modified the champion’s intentions.
Belal Muhammad was fast to reply and seemingly proven an curiosity within the matchup. It did not take lengthy for the grappler to simply accept McGregor’s bout request.
