UFC Vegas 21 poster released, featuring Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad

Leon Edwards Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Belal Muhammad has his first UFC main event poster.

The budding welterweight contender takes on top-five ranked Leon Edwards on March 13 in the headlining bout of UFC Vegas 21, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

Muhammad makes a quick turnaround after winning a lopsided decision against Dhiego Lima at UFC 258 on Feb. 13. That victory made it four straight for “Remember the Name,” who has also seen his hand raised in eight of his past nine fights.

He steps in as a replacement for Khamzat Chimaev and puts his streak on the line against Edwards, who has beaten eight consecutive opponents. This will be Edwards’ first fight since defeating Rafael dos…