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❌ Fighter Removed: Belal Muhammad


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Remember the username!


The_Krambambulist

Bullylal170


anusbleach11111

UFC: “Hey Belal there’s this new undefeated prospect ranked below you that we want you to fight and if you beat him it’ll put you in title contention” Belal: “Done.” UFC: “Hey Belal there’s this new undefeated prospect ranked below you that we want you to fight….” Shit I’d be pissed if I was Belal too


andyman171

Keep fighting these prospects and I think he'll gain the support of the fans. But honestly most people just don't care about him. Leon literally had the same problem. Tough shit his division has a ton of stars.


TheGentlemanBeast

I haven't watched him since the lay and pray on Wonderboy. Has he gotten any more exciting?


andyman171

He had a fun fight with Brady. tko'd him.


Vcxnes

Brady fight was solid, I didn’t think the Luque fight was too bad either.


ArkhamGeyser

12 Comments in and mf'ers are already lettin Belal know how they feel lmao.


INeedAnAccountToSee

I mean, I feel for him, but this forum isn't a soapbox for him to post his twitter screenshots.


commander_wong

I mean its not like we have quality content on this sub anyways lol


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appletinicyclone

True. Always nice to talk to top 10 fighters


TheGimplication

For real, having fighters shitposting is hilarious. I remember Rampage posting his actual phone number on sherdog back in the day. Tried to call but got no answer, lol.


RazzmatazzAdvanced22

Yeah right? All of us here are dumb goobers. Let the actual top ten fighter get too shitpost. Although Belal you need to put in more effort mang, Be like the costa.


Altair1192

get impregnated by Izzy


chunkyI0ver53

You’re trying to tell me *picture of guy who just fought* followed by “What’s next for xxx?” isn’t quality content?


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PartyPizza2317

People are actually upset about a top 5 mma fighter is talking and posting in an mma sub, losers man


TurbulentPhoto3025

If their favorite fighter was posting they'd love it. It's clearly people not a fan of Belal for whatever specific reason.


The9isback

As opposed to random redditors posting other mma screenshots?


iwishiwasntthisway

R/mma isn't a soapbox for twitter screengrabs?


Kyunbhai

Lmao this is exactly what we are


9inchjackhammer

Exactly let him bang bro!


Cursed_Account_69

I do! I do. I do let him bang


purse_of_ankles

Now i've heard it all


deub1986

NO! It’s a soapbox for Twitter screengrabs *and* polls about who would win at size parity.


adventuredream1

If a top 5 ufc fighter wants to post Twitter screenshots on Reddit, I’m all for it


jubjubwarrior

Yea fuck that guy Belal is a top 5 fighter this is what we are fans fkr


Truth_overdose

I mean it people were literally just posting about this too. Are we really complaining about a ranked fighter posting here over the 1000th P4P debate


TheGreatone003

True but personally I’ll give the soap box posts a pass because having a high ranked fighter regularly posting on the sub is sick


redditbannd

Thats legit belal posting?


TheGreatone003

Yup


thedeadlyrhythm42

If you click on the username you can go back through his post history and read the ama he did like a week ago on here


Bakedbean44

I see a Gilbert burns or kamaru usman fight for belal in the future… but I thought he should’ve gotten the Colby fight for a number of reasons. I don’t think Colby’s deserving of a title shot. Leon has to rest and Colby’s been inactive. Belals ready to fight and so is Colby. Leon or usman literally just fought tonight and need time to recover. Sometimes Dana makes no sense. I’m gonna need somebody to put some respect on Belals fucking name


Vokkoa

sure it is


Prestigious-Rock201

Who cares this sub is so slow and posts unimportant stuff all the time


BrandoCalrissian1995

Nah see it's taking up precious dc is fat jokes.


RIP_BLACK_MABMA

Are you saying you aren’t interested in popular topics such as “DC is my actual father” and “it’s about time for (insert 23 year old fighter who got slightly wobbled once) to retire” or “the Diaz brothers are the pinnacle of intelligent humor”


Civil-Gazelle-8889

Isn’t Reddit a soapbox in general?


Midnight1131

It actually is, lol


Wolfpac187

What? So it’s a problem when the actual UFC top ten fighter posts this shit on here but not the army of anonymous fans?


rpeet687

That's an interesting take.


__ICoraxI__

So... it's a soapbox for other people to post screenshots of his twitter?


CremeCaramel_

>this forum isn't a soapbox for him to post his twitter screenshots. What a Karen statement lmao. Defending the integrity of the forum when 99% of the time, instead of the fighter himself, it is usually other people's tweets or just a YouTube video "Schmo interviews [fighter] who says he's winning and deserves X fight" and that's what the Reddit thread is on. Here instead of that, you have the fighter himself saying that and making an effort at fan interaction on our forum, and we have top minds like you deciding his opinions directly related to the state of his division right after a title fight are not what this forum is for. I mean seriously, only a casual ass MMA fan would find a way to bitch and whine about a top 5 athlete in their division in the sport of the subreddit interacting with the fans.


berekin556

More interesting than the usual drivel here.


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MrV-97

I heard the UFC wanted to call you for the backup position but they couldn’t remember what name to look up in the contact list


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redditbannd

This was my cherry for the day


FunnyMemeHere

That was a nasty line by you


titoscoachspeecher

just so you know there never was no name


WhiteTurk69

You are a frickin punk dude


nerrvouss

Who let Sage back in?


Mswati

10-8


arustywolverine

Remember the eye...or something


alkaline_blood

destroyed


muricabrb

Beautiful champ


Flowerjohn-NL

Just follow his gameplan sit out until you get a title shot don’t fight shavkat and lose


bored1414

Doesn’t work unless you have the star power of someone like Colby. Just the way it goes in UFC unfortunately…


juicy_pickles

At this point is Colby a star? Maybe it's because I'm biased, but I never thought he was anything special to watch on the mic or in the cage.


Polar_Reflection

He has a certain fanbase, that Dana happens to also associate with


tydye29

Bingo.


tekprodfx16

It’s blatant. And gross. Rankings once again are a figment everyone’s imagination. Ufc isn’t a meritocracy it’s favoritism all across the board and it’s one of the indicators ufc has gone to shit in terms of quality


BeauDoGg101

Colby wants to be able to talk like Chael so bad


Ok_Solution5895

It's funny because if you hear Chael talk about being a heel and his "persona", it's like this dude was weirdly methodical and analytical in his approach to this. It didn't always worked, sometimes it could go too far etc. but he set up rules to follow, a code that would be part of his character, he knew the importance of creating stories and narratives when it comes to building up fights etc. While Colby is like a monkey launching shit simply everywhere lol


JALbert

Chael is good at trolling because he is good at his persona. Colby is good at trolling because he's annoyingly bad at his persona. He's a crappy Chael knockoff which infuriates people in his own way.


GorillaOnChest

Chael is good because even if he plays the Bad Guy, in his own narrative he's the main character and the good guy. Colby just wants to anger people. Remember when he would tweet movie spoilers and just be an annoying asshole for no reason whatsoever? He just took it as far as it goes until you absolutely can tell that its a caricature but he's just so in deep that he can't break character, even if it cost him his team and teammates.


SpyMonkey3D

He even stole some lines and did it badly, like the attacks on Brazil When Chael did it, it was funny, when Colby did it, it was just well... rude ? Like, there was nothing to it, and since it was so obvious he was trying to rile people, it was hard even for the brazilian to get offended. Even for his brazilian teammates who cut him off, I think they did more because that bridge was burnt/were more offended by the betrayal (ie, their relationship meant nothing, and he threw them under the bus for just a tiny bit of promotion) than by the insults themselves, if that makes sense. Meanwhile, I remember Brazilians actually be truly riled by Chael's comments


armadillo_armpit

Bigger star than Belal for sure.


throtic

He's nothing special... but he's the only welterweight that tries to be exciting or fun in promotions so of course he's going to get the push


araheem94

He definitely has an audience otherwise most of this sub won't be talking about him.


mike-rodik

I too wish for meritocracy in this organization


Brert1134

Yeah not sure why Colby gets the shot other than the PPV draw. Colby is good but his lack of activity is lame af.


NotOnHerb5

Is he a draw though? All of his big fights he’s been the B-Side Masvidal, Usman, Woodley, Robbie, RDA, Maia…


MagnumMentality

You're trippin dude. Watch some of those fights again. He always gets a massive reaction from the fans, even if it's negative. He got the biggest pop at the fights tonight, outside of Leon.


nomoteacups

People underrate his popularity by a lot. People tune in to see him fight. Love him or hate him, guy has star power


IntercontinentalKoan

does he pull big numbers tho? I honestly don't know but I don't think he's ever bee mentioned as a big puller. if anything masvidal is more of a draw. crowd pop is a factor but tickets sales aren't the only numbers that count


vanroma

The only numbers we've ever definitively had showed that he wasn't a draw, but who knows if that's still the case.


crsng

But does he draw numbers. There's no proof. Had he fought Bella or Khamzat in the last year it would be clear.


SpyMonkey3D

It was funny when he arrived It was that Wmma fight which I half watched, then fans started to cheer. I wondered if something had happened, but Anik informed us that it was just Colby entering the arena, lol


Suspicious_Candle27

He isnt a DRAW but he is a draw above a generic UFC fighter . The UFC atm doesnt really have that many big PPV stars excluding Conor and to a much lesser extent Jones . Even someone like Izzy isnt really selling crazy ppvs.


Altair1192

that's what the UFC wanted. They don't want stars making crazy demands. It's why Jon Jones didn't fight for 3 years and why Francis left


anonssr

He is, UFC can tell a lot from social media numbers, and he's got better social media numbers than any of the other contenders (maybe the chimaevs hype is better dunno about now). It's weird but it's a solid indicator they use 🤷‍♂️


Lost_Positive_6424

Isn’t it odd how dana always blasts social media posts he doesn’t like as ‘bots’ yet uses those numbers to make big decisions 🧐


PlagueDoc22

>Yeah not sure why Colby gets the shot other than the PPV draw Which is all that matters. UFC just want cash. It's a bummer but look at guy eith huge streaks. You had Tony Ferguson and even Leon who didn't get much love.


ender_da_saya

I don't know about the numbers but majority of Colby's fight with top contenders are fight of the night contenders. So yeah, i rather see Colby vs Edwards than Mr. Pls remember my name.


jimbabwe666

Dariush x 5


ryancashh

You have a date with Shavkat my friend. I’ll be rooting for ya 🥂


reddittookmyuser

Don't do him like that.


SpaceCuhdet

Dana said it’s a fight in the works


OMalley30-27

Only one way we get a finish in that fight


BeauDoGg101

He literally knocked out Brady in his last fight


SerShanksALot

Brady is no Shavkat


OMalley30-27

Lmao Brady was still standing up in open space. Chiesa was rocking Brady, I literally bet on belal to win that fight by KO because it was so apparent that anyone that could neutralize the wrestling of Brady could knock him out. Look through Chiesa’s record, he has 0 KOs. No KOs, no TKOs, no doctors stoppages, not even a cut or a DQ or an injury his hands are so soft. In 24 fights, not 1, and he was rocking Brady.


X-Factor-639

He scored a nice knockdown over jorge masvidal back in the day. I do agree though chiesa's striking is so underwhelming.


armadillo_armpit

1st finish in 6 years.


applearoma

he literally did not knock him out. he rocked him, but it was one of those stoppages just from activity. belal whiffed and had a lot of glancing blows


lawkillsbrooke

Kinda true. You should have been there.


Playbookof3li

Colby got Dana White privilege and Belal gets Anne White treatment smh


TheWayIAm313

What makes you think he was even asked? You think he wouldn’t have been there if possible?


AmateurOpinion

Fuck the ufc for this bullcrap. I get less upset about fighter pay compared to the bullshit matchmaking


A_Successful_Loser

It’s all the same, it all boils down to $$ and Dana’s insatiable greed


AwarenessLimp9418

Let’s be honest here real quick, colby doesn’t deserve a title shot in any world The only reason Dana would give him one is if colby told him he’d drop the charges against Jorge Dana gets masivdal back, masivdal doesn’t go to prison, Colby gets a title shot


jdl03

That doesn’t make sense because Masvidal is literally being sent to to be destroyed by Burns and put an end to the last bit of hype he has left.


Ok_Yoghurt_3338

He’s literally being set up for a title shot if he beats burns


BurtDickinson

He doesn’t beat Burns.


ureadwrongthis

I'm a burns fan but it's a fight and bigger upsets happen


1MechanicalAlligator

If he has very seriously worked on his takedown defense, he might have a chance. But it's much more likely he'll end up being ground down against the fence for most of the fight like Wonderboy against Belal.


Ok_Solution5895

It's a huge gamble but if he wins, you can actually justify him getting the shot. Which is another reason why it's weird they're giving the shot to Colby, like what if Masvidal wins in two weeks? I know it's a big if but it'd be a waste of a great story for a title fight for what? For giving Colby Colvington the shot?


FedorSeaLevelStiopic

Its not weird. If Masvidal somehow wins, you get either Masvidal vs Leon (they have backstory 3 piece and a soda) or if somehow Colby wins vs Leon you get Masvidal vs Colby 2. UFC wins in both cases.


tittyslinky

They know what they’re doing, the rat fucks


PrinceOfMiddleEast

Facts.


SenpaiBoogie

Yea Colby in no way deserves a title shot . He needs to get active . Dude is a clown


Kynava

You should have been the next contender. I'm rooting for you my man. Your time will come soon.


OMalley30-27

u/Bullyb170 here’s some more constructive criticism. You said talking trash isn’t you. Well you know what is you? Being angry that you aren’t getting a title shot. Here’s what I would do, book a fight, win it, then get on the mic and air out your frustrations in an angry, violent tone. Yell and demand your shot, call leon by name. Tell us how you feel about him as a fighter. Tell us how you would beat him. You don’t have to talk trash. Tell us your thoughts dude.


rootytootyshooty69

Tell them that they’re taking everything that you worked for motherfucker


Ok_Yoghurt_3338

They took his jerbs


Ozarkii

DEY TOOK EWR JEEERBS


Truth_overdose

Yeah he should go full khabib calling out conor. JOE DO I DESERVE TITLE SHOT OR NO?!?


OMalley30-27

That’s what I’m saying! Make it uncomfortable! The Khabib kinda way, not the uncomfortable way like Dariush calling out Elon musk. Although that was effective in and of itself


faintchester1

This guy promotes


Chisox2005

But maybe add some truth trash talking. When he was in the cage with you and felt your power, he wanted out. So he did what a coward does...stuck his finger in your eye to get the fight stopped, before you could stop it with your fists. Go get that belt!


andyman171

But we all watched the fight lol


kosupata

u/OMalley30-27, You let him know how it's done, champ!


OMalley30-27

Told em like I told Petr Yan


OnlyOneReturn

Get em champ


cambies

That would require some levels of charisma lol


OMalley30-27

Have you listened to his JRE podcast episode?


mexicancardio

His podcast/game show Remember the Show is great. Jon Anik's twin is his co-host and every week they invite fighters to compete. Adrian Yanez and Yves Edwards were on one of his recent show. It's a great listen


cambies

No, because that would require listening to both Joe Rogan and Belal Muhammad.


OMalley30-27

He’s actually very well spoken on it lol they both are. It’s a good listen


Akerno

This is the only comment that matters on here.


TheGimplication

"Colby, you're taking everything I worked for, mother fucker. I want to sucker punch YOUR fucking ass. You know who the real shitposter is, it's me. Not those clowns you punked at the press conference, you know you lost to them already."


YaBoyDoogzz

It's bullshit. I think Leon pieces Colby up anyway


Suit_Slayer

Damn Colby played this perfectly. Sits out, collects 25k to make weight. Leon wins, and dream scenario for Colby emerges. Another title shot, not against Usman, without him having to fight any dangerous prospects. Meanwhile, Belal is taking fights against opponents ranked below him and bitching on reddit.


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ICANTTHINKOFAHANDLE

I think Colby needs another win to get a shot but to be fair masvidal fought for the title twice as well and lost badly both times (and got starched the second) whereas Colby did decently. Then Colby beat masvidal easily. But if masvidal beats burns then he deserves the shot? None of this shit makes sense lol But Colby needs another ranked win


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ICANTTHINKOFAHANDLE

Oh I was speaking about the sentiment on reddit in general, sorry. I've seen people justifying masvidal getting a shot if he beats burns but that Colby doesn't at all. Not even sure why I responded to you particularly to be honest lmao


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Prestigious-Rock201

I legit don’t know how you can watch Leon school usman and still come out of it thinking Covington wins lmao


brownbilal

Leon: Colby has been out, i dont want to fight him, blah blah blah Leon: Masvidal, yes, unfinished business. Leon: Belal is a mug. make it make sense


zeusteixeira

All he said was that if Masvidal beats Burns, he would be deserving of a possible title shot. Now you tell me, if somehow Masvidal beats Burns, does Colby still deserve a title shot over him? After losing two title fights and having only beat Masvidal, who is not even a top 5 fighter


brownbilal

I see what you mean, but he continues to downplay Belal and say that he doesn’t deserve the title shot, when he has an 8 fight streak, their fight ended with an eye poke… why not acknowledge


DjuriWarface

>why not acknowledge Edwards wants the $$$ ppv points. Belal not bringing a lot of that unfortunately. I want to see Edwards v Belal.


zeusteixeira

I absolutely agree, there’s no question that Belal is the one that should be fighting for the title next. The fact that Colby is the one being given a free title fight after being so inactive is ridiculous


brownbilal

it’s just so weird man… we aren’t even remembering, Conor is fighting at WW. If he wins, he’s definitely putting himself in the mix


DaMilkGod

Belal v Usman is the fight to make if Colby’s getting the title shot


Positive-Media423

You have to uncover some dark secret of Dana White and blackmail him, it seems to be working out with Colby


blueborders

Maybe try speaking with an Irish accent?


Brad_Dunk

Can I corner you next fight


Prestigious-Rock201

Bro a lot of people feel for you. People aren’t gonna wanna hear this but the only way this Colby plan will be foiled is if masvidal wins. We know he will absolutely vocal about Colby not deserving the next shot


Josh_in_Shanghai

**hard to explain colby getting a third title shot right now...**


pooryouboy

Can’t take UFC seriously anymore, it’s a drama league instead of an actual mixed martial arts league


StormBred

If you finish shavkat you have to be next


pragen21

Have fun w Shavkat


jubjubwarrior

You absolutely deserve it over Colby straight up. If you fight shavkat instead you’re easily the biggest savage in the ufc


DangerPretzel

Number one bullshit


Lol32112300

Khamzat should get the title shot


berrserky

Matchmakers can't remember your name


TheVicViniegar

If I were the top guys in the UFC I would just sit out and wait until I get a title shot. Fuck all that fighting with a chance to lose. Just sit and wait.


Riper_Snifle

It feels a little silly for you to be posting things on Reddit to get sympathy.


noreligionforus

I mean, I like Colby but its kinda horseshit to see. 8 fight streak. The current champ didn't defeat you. And to my memory, I think you've defeated four top fifteen ranked guys? Sorry to see this.


donta45

I like how when he did his AMA everyone was all polite and kissing his ass, now they're all like "sit down Belal"


tittyslinky

Belal has misunderstood what we do here. He’s learning in this thread.


its-good-4you

Leon's coach said "don't let them bully you son", can you blame them. ​ On a serious not, I think pretty much everyone here thinks Belal deserves the title shot. Colby has some dirt on Dana. 100% That said, I don't hate the Colby vs Leon fight. I'll definitely tune in.


snarkysportsguy

The world will be a better place after Belal loses to Shakvat and he's back on the prelims fighting Michael Chiesa.


MattFromTinder

This prelim fighter will get a prelim fight on the Colby vs Leon card.


NewMythicalFighter

Well reporters are asking all these guys about you so you’re doing something right now, Leon was just in your same position and kept saying 9 in a row until he got it. You’re 1 fight away Id say.


JoshWerle35

You are not on an eight fight win streak, that is incorrect.


CptSaySin

Dude cried his way to a NC after getting his ass handed to him in the first round by... Leon. And he thinks Dana is gonna send him in again, *in a title fight*. Lol


silentmikhail

Belal, you should know better. Dana doesn't give a shit about Rankings or who really deserves the title shot, He just cares about who can cut the best promo. He won't admit it but he wants UFC to be like WWE.


TheWayIAm313

Dude wtf. I hate this. Fuck Colby getting rewarded for squatting on his ranking man


Lol32112300

Fiziev got the dogshit beat outta him


squeeze_it_do_it

No one wants to see him vs leon again. Last time he nearly kicked your lazy eye into working


gonshairlinee

Damn didn’t have to do him dirty like that lol


MagnumMentality

I hear what you're saying brother. Belal vs Shavkat, book it Dana!!


Andr0id_Paran0id

Its bullshit but eventually they wont have a choice if you keep doing your thing and leon keeps doing his.


Kassssler

Mythical shitposting Belal has to be one of the most unexpected version releases to date.


JBCronic

Colby, Leon snd Shavkat are all horrible matchups for him but he still deserves his shot. It’s a shame to see fighters on long streaks being passed up.


mr_solodolo1_

Not to mention Edwards almost poked his eye out on the way to the title


Decitriction

Someone forgot to suck up to Dana. Winning fights is like 3rd or 4th on the list of things you have to do to get a title shot.


ClamPuppet

At least Leon in his post fight presser gave Belal some props.


mistercloob

I really fucking hope Leon refuses this shit. UFC starting to feel like a joke.


ACL_Tearer

Dana White privilege


LostWatercress12

I agree with Belal


Stibo1

you deserve it bro even a story there with the eye poke in the last fight


imsurethisoneistaken

UFC, the guys with access to the actual numbers: treat Colby like he’s a draw. R/mma, the guys with access to their own reddit account and nothing else: is Colby even a drawl, b? Here is the truth most of y’all don’t wanna hear: the ufc is in the business of selling ppvs. All of you are only pretending you care about Belal because you dislike Colby. Y’all mfs don’t even buy Francis ppvs. belal deserves a shot, but views are what get you there. And he ain’t got em


sambosamurai

Maybe because he’s interesting


SinisterVulcan94

Belal "Remember the Nose" Muhammad


Educational_Back_836

Cry about it


jbcx3

you cant even get top post. why would they give you a title shot?


thewizard579

That’s unfair to Colby coz he did beat Maia, Kim, Lawler, Woodley, RDA when they were ranked. That’s like saying Paulo Costa has no ranked win either.


Ihateredditalot88

Thats cause no one remembers your name, they just remember the decisions.


EJ_1502

And Colby Covington is a knockout artist of course


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BIG_YETI_FOR_YOU

The only Colby finish I can remember is the rib injury against the ghost of Woodley (and Colby getting finished)