“To put some respect on his name, Belal
Muhammad @bullyb170
should’ve been fighting for the belt, you know.”
– Joaquin
Buckley
💯🎯 pic.twitter.com/tIkGxEejH0— فريال محمد (@faryalmohammed)
October 4, 2023
Joaquin
Buckley has voiced support for Belal
Muhammad amidst the latter’s title shot snub.
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The
Ultimate Fighting Championship recently announced a
welterweight title clash between Colby
Covington (17-3) and Leon
Edwards (21-3) at
UFC 296 on Dec. 16, sidelining Muhammad from his long-due crack
at divisional gold.
The announcement came after months of vocal protests from elite UFC
welterweights including Muhammad (23-3), who are unhappy with
Covington getting the next shot at 170 pounds.
Despite having not fought in more than a year and two of his last
four outings being failed title bids, UFC CEO Dana White was
adamant about “Chaos” getting another shot.
UFC welterweight Buckley (16-6) has now become the latest to
criticize Covington for getting a title shot instead of “Remember
the Name.”
Buckley, who is set to face Alex Morono
(23-8) at
UFC Fight Night 229 on Oct. 7, said during the media day:
“I don’t know, to be honest with you. It don’t make any sense to
me. To put some respect on his name, Belal Muhammad should’ve been
fighting for the belt, you know. Colby Covington, to be honest, I
can’t even remember the last fight he had. Who did he fight last? I
can’t remember… Regardless, I think Belal. Muhammad should’ve
definitely been up next to fight for the belt, so I don’t know how
that Leon and Colby Covington fight goes. I rather had seen Belal
fight for the title.”