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UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad foresees himself fighting Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old was last seen in action last weekend at UFC Vegas 51. Muhammad faced Vicente Luque in a rematch of their 2016 encounter. Their first matchup at UFC 205 saw the latter win via knockout. This time, however, the wrestler exacted his revenge<\/a> and defeated the Brazilian via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n

Following the bout, Belal Muhammad called out fellow contenders Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev. Presently, the two are expected to face off later this year<\/a> in a Fight Night event on ABC. However, as of now, the fight hasn’t been booked.<\/p>\n

Belal Muhammad has now explained his callout, as well discussing the matchup between Chimaev and Covington. The Chicago-native has explained that he thinks he will be matched up against the Chechen next.<\/p>\n

The reasoning is that he doesn’t believe that Covington will accept a fight against Chimaev. Muhammad discussed the welterweight title picture on The Writer vs. The Fighter<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI tell people they\u2019re like \u2018oh well Khamzat\u2019s going to fight Colby\u2019 and I\u2019m like Colby\u2019s not taking that fight. Look who Colby is fighting, look who Colby is calling out. He\u2019s calling out [lightweights]. Now that his tooth is broken, he\u2019s probably going to be on the sideline for a couple of years until he gets some money from [Jorge] Masvidal.\u201d (h\/t MMAFighting<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think Colby\u2019s going to take a fight with either of us. He\u2019s looking for somebody off losses, or he\u2019s looking for a [lightweight], or I think he\u2019s probably going to call out a Nick Diaz\u00a0or a\u00a0Nate Diaz. He\u2019s going to wait on the sidelines for one of those type of fights. I just don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to take any tough matchups really.”<\/p>\n

What do you think about Belal Muhammad’s comments about Colby Covington? Do you think he’ll face Khamzat Chimaev next?<\/p>\n

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