ABU DHABI – Belal Muhammad doesn’t see any other option than a title shot for him next. Muhammad revealed the UFC had plans of booking him against Kamaru Usman , but Usman wound up stepping in on short notice to face Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight bout in Saturday’s UFC 294 co-main event at Etihad Arena. Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) holds recent wins over the likes of Stephen Thompson, Vicente Luque, and his biggest one to date over former title challenger Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 in May. However, the UFC opted to give Colby Covington the title shot against welterweight champion Leon Edwards in the UFC 296 headliner on Dec. 16.
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