![Belal Muhammad (left), Stephen Thompson (right) [Image Courtesy: @bullyb170 and @wonderboymma on Instagram]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2021/12/45f0c-16402817826156-1920.jpg)
![Belal Muhammad (left), Stephen Thompson (right) [Image Courtesy: @bullyb170 and @wonderboymma on Instagram]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns%3Axlink='http%3A//www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20viewBox='0%200%2010%206.25'%3E%3Cfilter%20id='b'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20stdDeviation='.5'%3E%3C/feGaussianBlur%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20type='discrete'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20tableValues='1%201'%3E%3C/feFuncA%3E%3C/feComponentTransfer%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20filter='url(%23b)'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Belal Muhammad earned a dominant unanimous decision win over UFC veteran Stephen Thompson in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 45. The fight may have been straightforward for Muhammad, but he was more bothered by what happened outside the cage.
During an interview with MMAFightingonSBN, Muhammad revealed he had been subjected to racist heckling during his fight with 'Wonderboy':
"It was disrespectful, definitely disrespectful. And I was sitting there like it's the [UFC] Apex, you hear everything. I wanted to talk to 'Wonderboy' like 'Hey, what's up with your people man.' I'm sure it's not one of 'Wonderboy's' family or anything but I don't know if it was a drunk guy or something like that... [the heckler was shouting] homophobhic slurs and stuff like that."
Trending
You can catch Belal Muhammad's full interview with MMAFightingonSBN below:
Get the latest updates on One Championship Rankings at Sportskeeda and more
Belal Muhammad isn’t necessarily known for his finishes or dominating his opponents, but he’s definitely someone to keep an eye on at welterweight.
Ranked No. 5 in the division, 'Remember The Name' is clearly not far from a title shot. He has been adamant that he belongs at the top of the welterweight division even before comprehensively making his case on December 18.
Belal Muhammad calls out Khamzat Chimaev
While Belal Muhammad is determined to ultimately fight for the title, he is now ready to steal the hype around rising UFC star Khamzat Chimaev. He issued a challenge to 'Borz' using Khabib Nurmagomedov’s iconic catchphrase:
“Send me location @danawhite @seanshelby @ufc”
Belal Muhammad's callout was in response to a tweet from ESPN MMA, which quoted Dana White suggesting that no one was ready to fight Chimaev.
Khamzat Chimaev shot back at Muhammad by trolling him for refusing to continue his fight against Leon Edwards after suffering an eye injury.
The two have been involved in a Twitter back-and-forth ever since 'Remember The Name' made the callout. It will be interesting to see if the UFC sets up this fight soon. You can check out some of their Twitter exchanges below:
Belal Muhammad is now riding a seven-fight undefeated streak, tainted only by a no-contest call after Leon Edwards accidentally poked him in the eye during their fight in March.
