media day<\/a>. “It’s all good, for me I need to get past Demian Maia and I don’t want to get distracted by Leon and then wait in the back and give Leon a three piece and a soda and maybe that will give me my rematch?”<\/p>\n![\"Belal](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Belal-Muhammad-1.png\")
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Although Muhammad didn’t get the rematch he still got a big fight in Maia. The hope for the welterweight contender is Nate Diaz beats Edwards so he can get the rematch with the Englishman.<\/p>\n
Regardless, Muhammad is confident he will get a top-five opponent or a big name next time out with a win.<\/p>\n
“I’m rooting for Nate Diaz. If Nate Diaz wins the Leon Edwards fight makes sense so I’m going to be Nate Diaz army,” Muhammad said. “Hopefully, he wins that fight. Otherwise, I want to look for somebody, definitely top-five. I don’t want to look past Maia but when you beat a guy like that you deserve a number one contender fight or guys in that title picture.”<\/p>\n
Do you think Belal Muhammad will beat Demian Maia at UFC 263?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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