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Belal Muhammad’s iconic win against Leon Edwards attracted respect for him in immeasurable sums. Stephen Thompson is amongst the many people who were stunned to see Belal’s endurance/cardio against Edwards in the tough 5-round title clash.
Belal Muhammad will most probably defend his belt against Shavkat Rakhmonov next. It may either happen by the end of the year or directly in 2025.
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Belal Muhammad a dominé Leon Edwards à Manchester dans la catégorie des -77kg pic.twitter.com/fWHECiocUt — RMC Sport Combat (@RMCSportCombat) July 28, 2024
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Stephen Thompson on Belal Muhammad’s effort to get to the top
Recently on The Believe You Me Podcast, Stephen Thompson offered words of respect for Belal Muhammad.
“Man, the guy’s put in so much work,” Thompson said, as quoted by mmajunnkie.usatoday.com. “He’s, I think, on a 10-fight win streak before he even got the chance to get the title. He’s beat me, he’s beat a lot of other guys.
I’m happy for the guy. I’m glad that he’s champion, he worked really hard for it”.
Stephen Thompson on Belal Muhammad’s cardio
“But at the same time, I have never seen a cardio or a gas tank on anybody like I did Belal Muhammad that night.
Leon Edwards, he tired like a normal athlete. But, freaking Belal Muhammad was just as fresh in the fifth as he was in the first. It was wild, and you could see the fatigue in Leon. But, hats off to him, man”.
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