Belal Muhammad to Put a Stop to the Borz Train

Belal Muhammad, having beaten Stephen Thompson via decision on December 18^th told the press that he was going to stop Khamzat Chimaev because apparently, he’s way bigger than any ranked opponent.

Belal said, “Do I think Khamzat Chimaev is this terminator because of those four wins? No. Do I think that he’s this pay-per-view start because of those four wins? No. But the UFC does. If they think that, then I’m the one that’s going to have to put a stop to it.”

Admitting that whether right or wrong, hype inevitably trumps accomplishments in the fight business, the fighter made his statements public:

“To me, rankings don’t mean anything. It’s about hype,” Muhammad Belal said. “It’s about who the UFC wants to push and who’s that guy? Who’s that [Conor] McGregor now? Who’s that next big star? As we saw last year with [Jorge] Masvidal, where it’s like, you don’t have to be No. 2 to get the title shot. You don’t have to be No. 1 to get the title shot.

“It’s about who’s getting that push right now in that right moment. Right now in that right moment, [with] Khamzat, you get the most hype from beating a guy like him than anybody [else] honestly.”

Khamzat Chimaev, who has called out active as well as retired MMA veterans, has resorted to online trash talks with Muhammad Belal on Twitter:

As the Twitter war rages on, the UFC will have to book a fight between the two fighters in order to finally decide whether the Borz train will venture onto the title fight, or will Belal finally get his shot.

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