Belal Muhammad Unloads On Leon Edwards, I Deserve Next Title Shot!

Neither Leon Edwards, nor his coach, believes Belal Muhammad deserves the following title shot. Belal has a message for the champ and his individuals.

“Leon’s coach goes on the interviews today and says ‘I think Gilbert Burns deserves it.’ And I’m looking at these guys like, ‘I really think their whole team is dumb blondes.’ Like they’re not smart,” Belal instructed TMZ Sports activities.

He continued … “I’m looking at these guys like … Gilbert Burns, who I just beat, deserves it more than me? Even Leon Edwards after the fight, I don’t think that Belal should skip the line. I’m number 2 in the world you moron, skip what line? There’s nobody ahead of me. I’m the guy that’s next. What are you talking about?”

Should you’re trying on the rankings, Belal’s proper … he is the quantity 2 ranked contender, behind solely Kamaru Usman. And proper now, Usman is not in play for a title shot. He not too long ago fought Khamzat Chimaev on short notice internationally. He is additionally misplaced twice to Leon within the final 18 months.

After Belal, Shavkat Rakhmonov is the third-ranked contender … after beating Stephen Thompson at UFC 296, the place he jumped up two locations. Burns is 4th … however is getting back from an harm he sustained whereas preventing Muhammad. Colby Covington is fifth.

We requested Belal about Shavkat, and whereas he was very complimentary, calling him an “amazing fighter,” he added, “he should not be skipping me.”

Muhammad additionally addressed the concept Islam Makhachev, the light-weight champ, may transfer as much as face Leon.

“Islam, you have plenty of fights at 155. Oliveria rematch. Justin Gaethje. And if I’m the UFC, Leon didn’t earn a double champ fight or a huge fight cause that fight was so lackluster, what are we gonna reward you with a Sean Strickland fight when you didn’t even do nothing? [Performance vs. Colby] was terrible.”

Dana White hasn’t but indicated what’s subsequent for Leon.

In the event that they do battle … it will be a rematch of their March 2021 battle that led to a no-contest after an unintentional eye poke.