“Remember the Name” walked out of Co-op Live in Manchester, England as the UFC Welterweight Champion after defeating Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 304. It was the second meeting between the two fighters, which ended in a no-contest when an eye-poke left Muhammad unable to continue after a little more than five minutes of action.
It returned in March 2021. This time, Muhammad and Edwards went the full five rounds, most of which were dominated by Muhammad’s grip. The judges were unanimous in their decision – a unanimous nod for Muhammad – which ended a 13-fight unbeaten streak for Edwards.
“I know I’m the best fighter in the world,” Muhammad said in his post-fight press conference. “I just had to prove it and I had to show you guys. We had three years and I had to sit there and think about the last fight, everybody was saying, ‘Oh, he would have beaten him.'” That second round. would have won. He would have done this, he would have done that.’ We didn’t even start that fight.
Belal Muhammad won the title in the main event of UFC 304 after a choke performance over Leon Edwards.
“Yeah, I’ll give him a rematch in three years,” Belal Muhammad said. “Let him work his way. I think it was a dominant fight. There’s really no need for a rematch and I don’t think he’s had a long enough reign as champion to deserve a rematch. For me. , I came in front of his people in his native territory and in enemy territory, so it was all a leap for him, but I blocked him.”
