Belal Muhammad and Sean O'Malley team up to mock Conor McGregor using "NFL" season opener: "Don’t let it distract you"
UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and UFC bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley are collectively chewing up Conor McGregor on X.
Whether this is to instigate beef with 'The Notorious' or simply trolling the Irish MMA icon, we're not quite sure. It's quite funny though.
Back in October 2022, Muhammad tweeted this, mentioning 'Sugar' Sean O'Malley's classic bout with former UFC bantamweight champ Petr Yan:
"Rewatched the O’Malley yan fight 3 times and I think that at the end of the day Conor sucks snd wont win another fight"
Nearly two years later, 'Remember The Name' responded to the old tweet, mentioning the NFL season opener while repeating his hilarious McGregor jab:
"I know everyone’s excited the NFL season starts tomorrow but don’t let it distract you from the fact that Conor mcgregor hasn’t won a fight In 4 years and he sucks"
We're not sure if Sean O'Malley was replying to the NFL bit or the McGregor diss, but he replied to the tweet with a single word:
"True"
Belal Muhammad looks back at the long road leading to world title win over Leon Edwards at UFC 304
If Conor McGregor hasn't won a fight in four years, Belal Muhammad hasn't lost one in five. The Palestinian-American had one of the longest unbeaten streaks in the UFC before getting a title shot.
After his win over Gilbert Burns in May 2023, Belal Muhammad was finally given his shot at Leon Edwards more than a year later at UFC 304. Even after beating a few fighters in the top 5, he was still seen as the underdog ahead of his battle with the champion. After a dominant five-round performance, Muhammad silenced all critics by handily winning the belt he deserved for a long time.
Speaking to Submission Radio, the UFC welterweight champ looked back at the long road he took to the top:
"It was such a long road. So, that [last] two years was the hardest part because, you know, you're getting skipped over. You're getting tossed, getting skipped over. And then in my head I'm looking, what else do I got to do? I've beaten everybody. I'm basically fighting guys that are number one contenders. So I'm like, I'm a champion defending my belt every single one of these fights."
Watch the full interview below (starting from 4:48):