Belal Muhammad was rather critical of the UFC 296 main event. Welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) defeated Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) by unanimous decision to retain his belt this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and Muhammad wasn’t impressed. It was a rather lackluster affair – especially in the first couple of rounds, where Covington was uncharacteristically tentative. Edwards admits Covington’s approach threw him off, but Muhammad expected more from both fighters
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