Of his two desired matchups, Belal Muhammad thinks Khamzat Chimaev would be a harder fight than Colby Covington. After avenging his loss to Vicente Luque last month in the UFC on ESPN 34 headliner, Muhammad (21-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) expressed interest in facing either Covington or Chimaev next. When breaking down the two top-ranked welterweights, Muhammad explained why he thinks Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) would be an easier fight than unbeaten Chimaev, who outlasted Gilbert Burns in a barnburner at UFC 273. “The tougher fight of the two I think would be Chimaev,” Muhammad told MMA Junkie Radio. “For me, I think Colby just beats guys based off of cardio, and I think I got good enough cardio to keep up with him
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Belal Muhammad: Khamzat Chimaev ‘definitely a tougher test’ than Colby Covington – MMA Junkie