Bloody Elbow

Belal Muhammad changes tune on potential Islam Makhachev fight after previous title vacation claim

Belal Muhammad said earlier this year that he'd vacate his title and move up instead of fighting Islam Makhachev

Dana White’s dream scenario? UFC Qatar’s Belal Muhammad has no fighting future under Islam’s title reign

UFC Qatar’s Belal Muhammad has a serious problem … and I’m not just talking about his co-main event opponent, Ian Machado-Garry, this weekend (Sat., Nov. 22, 2025) in Doha. Back in July 2024, Muhammad’s five-year,

Belal Muhammad makes awkward Epstein files comparison at UFC media day

Muhammad returns to the cage Saturday against Ian Machado Garry in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 265 (ESPN+). It'll be Muhammad's first fight since losing the welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena this past May.

Can Machado Garry grab UFC welterweight spotlight?

Ian Machado Garry says he has the opportunity to make everyone else in the UFC's welterweight division "irrelevant" when he faces Belal Muhammad in Qatar on Saturday.
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