LAS VEGAS – Belal Muhammad thinks a win over Stephen Thompson opens the door for some big fights. Muhammad (19-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) meets Thompson (16-5-1 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC) in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 199 event and if he can get past another former title challenger in “Wonderboy,” Muhammad expects title-implication bouts next. “The only guys who have beaten (Thompson) in the last whatever years is either the champion or Gilbert Burns, who’s fought for the title,” Muhammad told MMA Junkie at UFC Fight Night 199 media day. “(Thompson has) fought for the title twice so if he fought for the title twice, I just beat (Demian) Maia who fought for the title twice – ‘Bully B’ needs to fight for the title once.” Unbeaten in his past six fights, Muhammad is coming off a unanimous decision win over Demian Maia at UFC 263 in June. He’s been calling Colby Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) out for years and would love nothing more than to get that fight next if victorious on Saturday
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With win over Stephen Thompson, Belal Muhammad eyes Colby Covington, Khamzat Chimaev – MMA Junkie