Based off recent runs, Ben Askren thinks Belal Muhammad should be next in line for UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards . Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) is unbeaten in his past nine fights, with wins over the likes of ranked fighters Stephen Thompson, Vicente Luque, and formerly unbeaten Sean Brady at UFC 280. The lone asterisk in that run is a no contest against Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) in March 2021 – a fight where Muhammad was inadvertently poked in the eye in Round 2 and rendered unable to continue . “The one I think should get the title shot is Belal,” Askren said on Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel.
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Ben Askren says Belal Muhammad most deserving of UFC title shot vs. Leon Edwards – MMA Junkie