Belal Muhammad takes shots at "Ilia 'Diddy' Topuria" as their feud heats up

Belal Muhammad has not competed since July when he defeated Leon Edwards via unanimous decision at UFC 304 to capture the welterweight title. He is set to make his return to the octagon in December as he looks to defend his belt for the first time against Shavkat Rakhmonov.

'Remember the Name' has found himself engaged in a back-and-forth with Ilia Topuria, labeling the latter as "Diddy." He responded to a tweet in which the featherweight champion labeled him as a "crotch sniffer" by sharing a photo of Topuria's only career bout at lightweight against Jai Herbert, captioning the post:

"Illia “diddy” topuria"

Topuria followed with a tweet claiming that Muhammad has never finished a "man or woman":

"NO FINISHES NO KNOCKOUTS NO KNOCKDOWNS NO GIRLFRIEND NO KIDS BELAL HAS NEVER FINISHED ANY MAN OR WOMAN 😂"

Muhammad responded by claiming Topuria is copying memes:

"Now ur just copying stuff word for word off memes .. 😂"

Check out the back-and-forth between Belal Muhammad and Ilia Topuria below:

Topuria and Muhammad's feud stems from comments the former made about Islam Makhachev last week. 'El Matador' expressed his interest in a potential bout in pursuit of double-champ status while also claiming if they met in the streets he would be responsible for paying the lightweight champion's medical bills.

That led 'Remember the Name' to chime in, advising the featherweight champion to be careful what he wishes for.

Belal Muhammad and Ilia Topuria exchange words over UFC 310 title bout

Ilia Topuria recently shared his prediction for the upcoming UFC 310 title bout between Belal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov. Speaking on Instagram Live, 'El Matador' shared that he believes 'Remember the Name' will lose his welterweight title, stating:

"Belal vs. Shavkat? Shavkat. Belal, he's a fake champion. I think right now in the welterweight division, the one who will come back and will take the belt again it's Kamaru Usman, in my opinion. Easy work for Usman."

Muhammad responded by comparing the featherweight champion to Colby Covington, stating:

"Didn’t this dork just buy a fake bmf belt to pose with.. he’s starting to become the Georgian version of Colby Covington"

Check out Ilia Topuria's comments and Belal Muhammad's response below:

Topuria has found himself involved in multiple feuds since defeating Alexander Volkanovski via second-round knockout to capture the featherweight title at UFC 298. He will look to defend his belt for the first time when he faces Max Holloway at UFC 308 later this month.