UFC Fight Night, Belal Muhammad overwhelms Vicente Luque for unanimous decision win

On Saturday Belal Muhammad proved that he is one of the best welterweights in the world as he proved a puzzle too difficult for Vicente Luque to solve in the main event of UFC Fight Night.

Luque was a small favorite heading into the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. And Muhammad was entirely in control of the fight and excluding a third round in which he was continuously  stumbled by Luque. Muhammad flummoxed other team member with constant side-to-side movement along the fence line, making it difficult for Luque to get  land straight punches. Muhammad used whipping body kicks to score points from a distance and landed takedowns once Luque got caught up with striking exchanges.

Muhammad landed takedowns  each of the first four matches, which includes third-round in which he was rocked meaningfully by Luque. Whereas Muhammad did well not to panic at all as he continued to move, throw strikes and eventually lure Luque into leaving the opening for a takedown. Muhammad was awarded a unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 49-46 and one scorecard reading 48-47.

Following his winning, Muhammad spoke with UFC commentator Daniel Cormier, where he called out Colby Covington. He said “Chaos” for taking fights against Jorge Masvidal and Tyron Woodley, both of them entered the Covington fights on consecutive losses, and challenging lightweights like Dustin Poirier. Muhammad took a moment to appreciate his fellow Palestinians, stating that his fight in the Octagon was nothing compared to what they fight for every day.