Belal Muhammad is second in the title queue, according to UFC president Dana White.
In the UFC 288 co-main event, Muhammad dominated former UFC title challenger Gilbert Burns over five rounds to earn a unanimous decision win Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J..
With the promotion still working on Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington, Muhammad will get his crack at the winner of that welterweight title fight. When or where Covington vs. Edwards will take place be remains to be configured. Muhammad said he has no interest in weighing as a backup fighter.
So what, or who, will Muhammad encounter next? Is there a chance he’d take another fight to stay active?
Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Mike Bohn, Brian “Goze” Garcia and Farah Hannoun weighed in with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia. You can watch their discussion in the video above and check out this week’s full episode below.
“Spinning Back Clique” is released each Monday LIVE on MMA Junkie’s YouTube channel. You can watch this week’s episode in the video above.
