Belal Muhammad News

Harry Kettle - March 20, 2025

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has left an amusing happy birthday message for a Leon Edwards fan. Last year, Belal Muhammad finally reached the top of the mountain. He defeated Leon Edwards to become the new king of the welterweight division, and he did so in a fairly convincing fashion in London, England. Now, he’s preparing to defend the strap for the first time against Jack Della Maddalena.

Cole Shelton - March 19, 2025

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has shared his prediction for Leon Edwards vs Sean Brady at UFC London. Edwards is set to fight for the first time since losing his welterweight title to Muhammad when he takes on Brady. It’s an intriguing fight as Edwards is the underdog and Muhammad expects the Brit to lose his second straight fight, and likely get finished in the process.

Harry Kettle - March 18, 2025

UFC star Leon Edwards has stated that he doesn’t think the UFC welterweight championship looks right on his old rival Belal Muhammad. This weekend, Leon Edwards will kickstart his push to get back to the world title at 170 pounds. He will go head to head with Sean Brady in the main event of UFC London, which is expected to be a really tight, interesting clash between two men with very different styles.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 13, 2025

Belal Muhammad has quite the promise for his UFC 315 title defense against Jack Della Maddalena. Muhammad will be making his first UFC Welterweight Championship defense against Maddalena on May 10. UFC matchmakers were looking to have Shavkat Rakhmonov’s title shot against Muhammad rebooked, but Rakhmonov wasn’t ready due to an injury. Now, Muhammad and Maddalena will share the Octagon inside Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad has no interest in facing Leon Edwards again. ‘Rocky’ recently signed a deal to return to the octagon in March. In the main event of UFC London, Leon Edwards will meet the rising Sean Brady. Ahead of the bout, the former welterweight champion has stated his belief that he can earn a title shot with a win. The fight against Brady will be the Brit’s first, since losing his gold to Belal Muhammad last summer.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 2, 2025

UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad has given his assessment of Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady. Edwards was initially scheduled to take on Jack Della Maddalena in the main event of UFC London. Plans changed when Maddalena was called on to face Muhammad for the UFC welterweight title at UFC 315. Edwards will now go one-on-one with Brady.

Cole Shelton - February 28, 2025

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad wants to smack around Dricus Du Plessis whether he is the champion or not. Muhammad is set to defend his welterweight title in the main event of UFC 315 against Jack Della Maddalena. If Muhammad wins, he has shown interest in moving up to middleweight to be a champ-champ. But, now Muhammad says he just wants to fight Du Plessis even if he loses to Khamzat Chimaev next time out.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 28, 2025

Belal Muhammad may not have such an easy time against Jack Della Maddalena, says one former UFC champion. Muhammad vs. Maddalena has been booked for UFC 315. With Shavkat Rakhmonov on the shelf due to an injury, Maddalena has stepped up to challenge Muhammad for the UFC Welterweight Championship. Muhammad will enter the May 10 title defense as a betting favorite.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 26, 2025

Belal Muhammad believes he has the best standup of all 170 pounders ahead of his first title defense. Muhammad will collide with Jack Della Maddalena in a UFC Welterweight Championship fight on May 10. The title bout is scheduled to headline UFC 315 inside Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Maddalena stepped up with Shavkat Rakhmonov out of action due to an injury.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 21, 2025

Belal Muhammad has given his reaction to being booked against Jack Della Maddalena. UFC CEO Dana White dropped a slew of fight announcements this week. One of the more surprising matchups he revealed was a UFC Welterweight Championship fight between titleholder Muhammad and Maddalena. The title bout made more sense when Shavkat Rakhmonov hopped on social media to say that he’s dealing with an injury.

Cole Shelton - February 19, 2025

UFC CEO Dana White has made two key welterweight fights official, including Belal Muhammad’s first title defense. On Instagram Live on Wednesday, White announced that Jack Della Maddalena has been pulled from his UFC London main event fight against Leon Edwards. Della Maddalena will now headline UFC 315 in Montreal against Belal Muhammad for the welterweight title. White revealed that Shavkat Rakhmonov is dealing with an injury and will likely face the winner of Muhammad-Della Maddalena.

Josh Evanoff - February 18, 2025

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis isn’t worried about Belal Muhammad. ‘Stillknocks’ is fresh off his return to the cage at UFC 312 earlier this month. Back for the first time since submitting Israel Adesanya last fall, Dricus du Plessis again met Sean Strickland. While their bout last January was a barnburner that ended in a split-decision, the second outing couldn’t be more different. Du Plessis dominated ‘Tarzan’ across five rounds, ultimately earning a lopsided decision win.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 16, 2025

Belal Muhammad believes he knows the key to victory against Shavkat Rakhmonov. Muhammad was expecting to put his UFC Welterweight Championship at stake against Rakhmonov in the main event of UFC 310 at the end of 2024. The champion ended up pulling out of the fight due to a foot infection. Rakhmonov ended up defeating Ian Machado Garry in a competitive fight via unanimous decision.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 11, 2025

Belal Muhammad believes he’d defeat UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis and he’s even laid out a path to victory. Muhammad is the reigning UFC welterweight champion. He captured the gold back in July 2024 when he defeated Leon Edwards via unanimous decision. He was scheduled to put his gold at stake against Shavkat Rakhmonov in the main event of UFC 310, but an infection derailed that plan.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 9, 2025

Belal Muhammad believes Sean Strickland exposed himself in the main event of UFC 312. Strickland challenged Dricus du Plessis for the UFC Middleweight Championship in a rematch this past Saturday. Strickland didn’t find much success at all this go-around. Du Plessis outstruck him throughout the fight. Strickland failed to find a way to increase his activity and ended up losing the bout via unanimous decision.

Harry Kettle - February 8, 2025

Jack Della Maddalena has reacted to Leon Edwards suggesting the middle of the night timing of his fight with Belal Muhammad impacted him. As we know, Jack Della Maddalena is a genuine contender in the welterweight division. He has impressed the masses since arriving in the UFC and now, he has the biggest fight of his career coming up. He will be main eventing UFC London next month, and he’ll do so against former world champion Leon Edwards.

Cole Shelton - February 4, 2025

Leon Edwards is certain that he is a better fighter than Belal Muhammad. Edwards lost his welterweight title to Muhammad in the main event of UFC 304 in July in England. It was a surprising result as Edwards was a sizeable favorite, but Muhammad fought a smart fight to get the win.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 2, 2025

Belal Muhammad has hurled a scathing diss towards Sean Strickland ahead of UFC 312. Strickland and Muhammad have had some beef brewing for a while. More recently, Muhammad told Submission Radio that he wouldn’t mind moving up to middleweight just to “smack around” Strickland. The former UFC middleweight champion responded by telling Muhammad to “go back to f*cking Palestine” in an interview with The Schmo.