Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad Is Pushing Even Harder To Keep His Belt Ahead Of His First Defense At UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena
Belal Muhammad is the champion, but don’t expect him to rest on his laurels. That would betray everything the 36-year-old is about, including the long journey it took for him to even get a shot at gold. After 18 walks to the Octagon and a 10-fight unbeaten streak, Muhammad finally got his crack at the title and promptly dominated Leon Edwards en route to a decision win.
After taking some time off to recover from an injury, he is attacking his first defense with that gritty mindset that got him to this position in the first place.