
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).