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Farah Hannoun

Colby Covington says Belal Muhammad fought ‘for nothing’ at UFC 288, needs another win before title shot

Colby Covington doesn’t see Belal Muhammad fighting for the UFC welterweight title anytime soon.

Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) defeated Gilbert Burns (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC 288 co-main event at Prudential Center in Newark N.J. – a fight that was declared a title eliminator by UFC president Dana White. But Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) was promised his title shot first, and Muhammad will have to wait until he challenges champion Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC).

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