Belal Muhammad continues to stake his claim as a top welterweight contender, but thinks the rankings don’t accurately reflect that. Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) stopped formerly undefeated Sean Brady by TKO this past Saturday at UFC 280 and is unbeaten in his past nine fights. Those wins came over the likes of former title challengers Stephen Thompson and Demian Maia, as well as dangerous finisher Vicente Luque. Although he was pushed one spot up the UFC’s welterweight rankings, the now No. 4-ranked Muhammad still finds himself behind Khamzat Chimaev and Colby Covington , which he doesn’t understand. “I know there’s talk about (Chimaev) against Colby, which doesn’t make any sense,” Muhammad told ESPN .
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Belal Muhammad wonders why Khamzat Chimaev and Colby Covington are ranked above him – MMA Junkie