Unable to fight at UFC 310 due to a severe infection, Belal Muhammad remains attentive to events in his weight class. In light of this, the UFC welterweight champion (up to 77,1 kg) took advantage of the final week of 2024 events to comment on UFC Tampa and share his expectations for the main event.
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In the latest episode of the American podcast Remember the Show, presented by the fighter himself, Muhammad said what he would like to see in the confrontation between Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley , which takes place this Saturday (14).
“I expect Buckley to break his [Covington’s] jaw. I expect Buckley to put him out, and I think he can do that. Colby’s striking is terrible, his wrestling was terrible in his last fight. I think Buckley is athletic enough to defend those takedowns,” he said.
Craziest KO Ever?! #OnThisDay in 2020: Joaquin Buckley left us speechless by doing THIS
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— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 12, 2024
However, in addition to expressing his support, the athlete also made a more technical analysis. For him, the actions of the ninth-placed welterweight (up to 77,1 kg) must be well calculated, in order to avoid major exposure.
“If Buckley doesn’t go crazy — he throws a lot of big hooks that leave openings for takedowns — he just can’t let Colby push him to the cage. In his last fight against Wonderboy, he was getting a little tired, but I think it was more because he was fighting Wonderboy offensively. He was taking Wonderboy down, trying to hold him, and you don’t really need to hold Colby because he doesn’t know how to strike,” he concluded.
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