“Always Want to Hit Colby in the Face”- Belal Muhammad Wants a Fight Against Colby Covington if Snubbed for a Title Shot

Belal Muhammad ended 2021 with 3 wins and 1 NC. Recently, he’s coming off a win against #5 welterweight Stephen Thompson. After this win, ‘Remember the name’ wants to fight some of the biggest fighters in the division. Now, Muhammad has directed his crosshairs at the 170-pounds elites, which include Jorge Masvidal, Colby Covington, and the champion Kamaru Usman.

In a recent interview with TMX Sports, Muhammad revealed that if he doesn’t get a title shot, the next best thing would be Colby Covington. He made the case for a fight against ‘Chaos’ as he has been trying for it for the last 10 years.

“The fight I would want to punch is that like I always want to hit Colby in the face. I’ve been calling for that fight for like ten years now. Like even before he was a higher up there, before he was in the ranking, before he was all this. I just disliked that guy. I hated that guy. So, I would always want to punch him in the face. Obviously, big name, value fight.”

The primary reason for the fight is Muhammad’s hatred towards Covington. As the current #5 wants nothing but to ‘Punch’ Covington in the face.

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Recently, Covington is coming out of a thrilling 5-rounder against the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ Kamaru Usman. Covington holds a professional record of 16-3 and is the current #1 contender in the division.

Belal Muhammad heats up rivalry with Khamzat Chimaev

Ever since Muhammad won his fight against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. He has been on the radar of Khamzat Chimaev and it totally makes sense. At present, Chimaev is looking to break into the top 10 welterweight club. Plus, he has made his case to fight with the upper echelon after his brilliant performance against Li Jingliang.

On the other hand, Belal Muhammad is the only fighter who will step up to Khamzat Chimaev’s challenge. As he wants to break all the hype that surrounds the lone wolf Chimaev.

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Do you think Belal Muhammad can defeat Khamzat Chimaev? Does ‘Bully B’ deserve a match against Colby Covington? Let us know in the comments below.