Ian Machado Garry thinks it’s a no-brainer that Belal Muhammad should get the next UFC welterweight title shot. Unbeaten in his past 10 fights, most recently defeating former title challenger Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 , Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) has been campaigning for a title shot but to no avail. Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) took a big step toward the upper echelon of the division when he defeated Geoff Neal at UFC 298 . He’s eyeing Colby Covington next and wants to see welterweight champion Leon Edwards defend his title against Muhammad so the division can move forward. “I don’t understand this, I really don’t,” Garry said on “The MMA Hour.” “I see it like, for the UFC – Dana always speaks about how he wants to move the division, he wants to keep the champions active, and he wants to get the next guy in motion.
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