Colby
Covington and Belal
Muhammad’s long-running feud finally boiled over at RAF 11.
Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Muhammad defeated
Ben
Askren on points in the latter’s retirement wrestling match
before calling out Covington. Later that evening, „Chaos“ defeated
Arman
Tsarukyan to capture the inaugural RAF crossover
championship.
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They had to be separated after the wrestling promotion’s Saturday
event in Milwaukee after a heated exchange at the post-fight press
conference escalated into a physical confrontation.
Former UFC stars Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad clash at
RAF 11
Following their wins at RAF 11, both Covington and Muhammad
attended the presser, where the former UFC welterweight titleholder
attempted to diminish the headliner’s victory over Tsarukyan. “He went against a lightweight!” Muhammad said of Covington. “Tell
him to go against a welterweight, somebody his size! Cleveland’s
right around the corner! Let’s go!”
“Bro, you barely beat the dead guy!” Covington quickly fired back.
“This guy can only score on dead guys and gargoyles. That’s it.
You’re a bum, bro.”
RAF officials then announced that Covington and Muhammad will meet
in the co-main event of RAF 12 in Cleveland next month, adding
another chapter to their heated rivalry.
“It will be the easiest match I get in RAF,” Covington said. “I
can’t believe they’re going to give me a free win like that. Easy
money. No one’s beating me for this belt.”
“Let’s see if he shows up in August,” Muhammad replied.
The exchange continued to intensify as Covington threatened to slap
Muhammad, prompting the latter to leap from his seat and charge
toward his rival. Security and event officials intervened before
the two could make contact, though Muhammad threw a kick in
Covington’s direction as the pair were separated. Covington then
attempted to close the distance, sparking a brief scuffle before
both men were escorted from the stage.
Convington recently exited the UFC roster, while Muhammad is on a
three-fight skid.
😲Belal
Muhammad threw a kick at Colby
Covington during a heated altercation at the RAF press
conference, forcing officials to separate the two.(Via Putt6) pic.twitter.com/hkX1ZW92l6
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
July 19, 2026