Belal Muhammad recently thinks about his UFC 315 loss where his welterweight title government ended.
Muhammad was defeated by Jack della Maddalena in an upset that changed the landscape of the 170-pound division.
'Remember the name' now focuses on a return against a colleague -for example champion, while Muhammad wants to arrange his feud with Kamaru Usman.
Muhammad even spoke about the welcome of Ilia Topuria to Welterweight, while he wants to get back on track in a large way after the end of his impressive streak.
While the 36-year-old has moved from his last outing, his recent claim on UFC 315 led fans to criticize him on social media.
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Fans criticize Muhammad because he says he believes he has defeated Jack della Maddalena on UFC 315
In a recent interview with Home of Fight, Belal Muhammad spoke about the potential matchups that are there for his return to the Octagon.
The former champion believes that it will only take him one victory to return to the title photo because of how close his loss was for Jack della Maddalena.
Despite all three judges who score the fight in favor of the challenger, Mohammed even believes that he deserved the victory, regardless of how often he looks back.
“The 'JDM' fight, it was close. I thought I still won that fight. I could go back and look back a million times and what it was, I still see myself win. So I even think that the UFC, Dana White, they liked, I still fight.”
While there were some fans who was winning Muhammad who won the fight, with the fifth round the decision maker on two of the score cards, the vast majority agreed with the judges.
In response to his recent comments, fans were critical of Mohammed after his view of the 4th loss of his UFC career.
'The face of this guy is in the dictionary due to the word' delusions'. So collapses. '
“He clearly lost 4-1.”
“There is a better argument for JDM 5-0 than Belal 3-2.”
“Well, it looks different than your own perspective, but you have considered what everyone saw.”
“Man what.”
“If he wants to count to block JDM surcharges with his face as a profit for sure, but he lost.”
“He is delusions, it was not close, it was a clear 4-1, disputable 5-0.”
Belal Muhammad still believes that he has won the JDM fight:
“The JDM fight was close by. I thought I still won that fight. I could go back and look it up a million times, I still see myself winning.”
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Belal Muhammad says that the winner of him versus Kamaru Usman should earn a title shot
During the interview with Home of Fight, Belal Muhammad spoke about a matchup with Kamaru Usman, which has his preference for his return fight.
'Remember the name' believes that the winner of a fight between the two former champions would earn a shot in the Welterweight title.
Muhammad claims that it is most logical for both he and Usman, a point with which most fans seem to agree to consider their current positions in the division.
“Yes 100%. There is really nothing else for us, whoever wins that fight should be the next one. If you think of that division, the biggest names, we are two of the biggest names in that division, especially at the moment. It is completely logical with the back and forth, the history, their hidden podcasts, all that kind of things.”