Undisputed welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad has hit out at former interim gold holder, Colby Covington following his stoppage defeat to Joaquin Buckley at UFC Battle Evening Tampa over the course of the weekend — claiming the Clovis native “sucks” as he faces his second consecutive defeat.
Covington, who made his return to the Octagon over the course of the weekend at UFC Tampa, returning to a headlining bracket in opposition to the surging, Buckley on the ultimate promotional occasion of the 12 months.
Sidelined for a 12 months, Colby Covington dropped a unanimous resolution loss to former undisputed champion, Leon Edwards at UFC 296, failing in his third bid to grow to be undisputed champion.
And dropping an eventual third spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss to St. Louis native, Buckley, Covington was dropped on the finish of the primary spherical — earlier than a large laceration was opened on the MMA Grasp’s proper eyelid, leading to simply his second skilled knockout defeat.
Belal Muhammad rips Colby Covington following UFC Tampa defeat
And off the again of his blemish, which comes as Colby Covington’s third loss in his 4 most up-to-date outings — other than a grudge match resolution win over organizational alum, Jorge Masvidal again in 2022, based on champion, Muhammad, the previous needs to be ashamed to take Kamaru Usman to a choice.
“4 weeks of no fights and the last thing we’re gonna remember this year is how much Colby (Covington) sucks but ..don’t forget that he went to cardio kickboxing war with (Kamaru) Usman,” Belal Muhammad posted on X.
4 weeks of no fights and the very last thing we’re gonna bear in mind this 12 months is how a lot Colby sucks however ..don’t neglect that he went to cardio kickboxing struggle with usman
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 15, 2024
😂😂😂 man I is aware of he’s gonna have a bunch of excuses however he simply sucks
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) December 15, 2024
Himself sidelined by means of a bone an infection damage which dominated him from a UFC 310 headliner earlier this month, Muhammad has been tipped to lastly defend his title in a rescheduled championship battle in opposition to the unbeaten, Shakvat Rakhmonov following his victory over Ian Garry in Las Vegas.
