Newly topped Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad is constructing warmth with considered one of his predecessors.
Since toppling Leon Edwards in Manchester at UFC 304, Muhammad has expressed his want to be an lively champion who takes on all comers. Subsequently, he has two actual choices concerning a possible December return to motion: surging contender Shavkat Rakhmonov and former champion Kamaru Usman. Muhammad has stated he’ll fortunately struggle both man, however its Usman who has been buying and selling barbs with “The Bully.”
The net warfare between Welterweight champions continues, and Muhammad goes excessive tech. Earlier this morning, Muhammad launched a snippet of a man-made intelligence observe generated to bash Usman, concentrating on his wonky knees and former greatness.
Give it a pay attention:
“Kamaru’s within the locker room, lacing up his worn-out gloves,” the generated nation voice croons. “Excited about that golden belt and all his desires of affection. He’s misplaced three fights in a row, his knees are giving in. Leon dropped him with a headshot, left him questioning when. Belal’s up there champin’ on the bit, prepared for a struggle, however Kamaru feels the aches and pains deep into the evening. He’s bought the guts of a lion, however his physique’s only a shell. Within the Octagon of reminiscences, he’s caught in his personal hell.”
It’s a foolish little bit of struggle promotion, a ok strategy to hold Muhammad’s identify within the headlines with out an excessive amount of effort or unwell will. Followers, nonetheless, are largely divided by the observe. There are definitely some who assume its humorous, however there’s a wider query circling the fan base on-line: why is the observe aimed toward Usman quite than Shavkat? “The Nigerian Nightmare” has misplaced three fights in a row, whereas Rakhmonov is undefeated (18-0) with all his wins coming by way of stoppage.
Take a look at a mixture of fan reactions beneath:
“Belal did you’re taking any culinary classes as a result of boy you’re cooking him good.”
“The brand new Champ is gettin’ saucy”
“What a banger of a music”
“Y do u hold posting about usman when he’s 0-3 in his final 3 fights u petrified of Shavkat?”
“Guess we all know which struggle Belal needs probably the most.”
“Disrespecting one of many goats isn’t likeable”
“Belal is probably the most cringe champion – much more than Ilia. He proves it day-after-day with this rubbish”
“No Shavkat huh?”
“Belal you need to be specializing in shavkat you’ll get dropped even tougher than headshot useless”
Once more, Muhammad has stated repeatedly that he’s keen to face Shavkat Rakhmonov if that’s the match up the UFC needs, however it’s straightforward to see why an Usman match up could be preferable for the brand new champion. Usman is older and has the larger identify, which might be an enormous increase to Muhammad’s resume and legacy.
Alternatively, it may simply be that it’s onerous to speak trash to “The Nomad.” He exhibits up, impressively finishes his opponent, after which leaves the Octagon quietly. Enter the details and I can solely assume the AI generator would spit out songs praising Shavkat, which doesn’t serve Muhammad’s functions.
