5 potential opponents for Belal Muhammad after UFC Vegas 51 win
Things are going great for Belal Muhammad right now. He's 7-0-1 in his last eight fights and avenged a 2016 loss to luque" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">Vicente Luque in what was a stellar 5-round performance at UFC Vegas 51. Although the welterweight division is steeped in talent and it's really hard to tell who deserves what, 'Remember The Name' is making his presence known and he's not too far away from a title.
Vicente Luque is one of the most underrated fighters in the UFC. He's never been finished in the organization and he always puts on exciting performances. Muhammad admitted that he was trepedatious in taking this rematch given the knockout loss from their original meeting. However, there's only one way to go, and it's up; Luque was in the way and the Roufusport fighter had to deal with him.
Now that he's made a splash in the division once again, fans are curious on what exactly is next for Muhammad. The welterweight division as a whole is in a very peculiar position at the moment. It's strangely stagnant but also burning with friction in the top 10 rankings. Kamaru Usman is the champion and if the trend continues, he'll be dominant for a very long time. While it seems that he's run through all of the division's contenders, there's a laundry list of fresh faces hoping to shake things up at 170lbs. 'Remember The Name' is one of these new faces. Here are 5 potential opponents for Belal Muhammad after his UFC Vegas 51 win.
#5. Sean Brady vs. Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad has the potential to shut down two of the UFC's most underrated prospects back-to-back. If, directly after beating Vicente Luque, the Roufusport standout could defeat Sean Brady, then that would be wildly impressive.
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Brady is a 29-year-old 15-0 fighter who is most recently coming off a victory over Michael Chiesa. This was no easy victory, as 'Maverick' was able to put it on the undefeated fighter late in the fight, but this showed that Brady is durable.
The top of the 170lb division is pretty busy, and there are a lot of fighters tied together in bouts that are all but scheduled yet. Should the 33-year-old not find anyone ranked higher than him in a timely manner, then Sean Brady is the next best thing.
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