Belal Muhammad just offered to fill in for Luke Rockhold and fight up and comer Sean Strickland. According to social media, Strickland was wordy about Palestine – Muhammad’s country of origin. This prompted the higher ranked Muhammad to throw his hat in.
Here’s what Strickland said:
This lead to Muhammad tweeting this:
If they need someone for Strickland I’m down I hate that piece of trash @danawhite @Mickmaynard2 @seanshelby
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 12, 2021
He disrespected Palestine so I wouldn’t miss disrespecting his face
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 12, 2021
Which in turn provoked Strickland to respond:
“Listen, Belal Muhammad, I heard you’re running you’re f*****g mouth,” Strickland said in an Instagram video. “Last time you were in Vegas I tried to spar you because I knew you were a little f*****g b***h and I wanted to hurt you and it was a good excuse to do it. But, now with you f****g running your mouth next time I see you I could just f*****g backhand you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity you little f*****g b***h.”
Strickland is currently ranked at number 7 in the Middleweight division. And Muhammad is at number 9 in the Welterweight division. Considering the weight division difference a fight between the two is unlikely to happen.
As for Mohammad, his last outing was against Demian Maia. In spite of it being Maia’s final fight during a 15 year tenure in the octagon both were played off without a post fight interview likely because of how much of a hot topic Palestine was at the time for UFC’s Hollywood overlords.