Belal Muhammad Sends Private Dig at Sean Strickland
Belal Muhammad hopped on his X account to not solely query why Sean Strickland is getting one other title combat, however he additionally took a private shot.
Loopy that chimaev completed Whittaker and imavov completed Izzy however the man that teeped costa 150 occasions is getting the title shot ..however everyone knows he’s good at crying and utilizing his mouth no diddy I simply heard it from his dad
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) February 2, 2025
“Loopy that chimaev completed Whittaker and imavov completed Izzy however the man that teeped costa 150 occasions is getting the title shot ..however everyone knows he’s good at crying and utilizing his mouth no diddy I simply heard it from his dad.”
Muhammad is referring to Strickland’s father, who the ex-UFC champion has alleged was abusive. Private digs are nothing new in terms of any feud involving Strickland. We’ll see what the fallout of this current shot from Muhammad can be.
For now, Strickland might want to preserve his deal with Dricus du Plessis. The 2 are set for a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch on February eighth. Strickland was the 185-pound champion going into his first assembly with DDP again in early 2024. Du Plessis ended up defeating Strickland through break up choice to seize the gold.
As for Muhammad, his first welterweight title protection hasn’t been made official as of now. He was scheduled to tackle Shavkat Rakhmonov in the principle occasion of UFC 310, however “Keep in mind The Title” suffered an an infection and was pressured off the cardboard. Rakhmonov ended up dealing with Ian Machado Garry, defeating the Irishman in a extremely contested five-round battle through unanimous choice.
If Muhammad expects to fulfill Strickland at 185, he’ll first have to deal with enterprise as a champion within the welterweight division. Time will inform if these two will get to settle issues contained in the Octagon.
