Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Belal Muhammad’s first title defense is the first domino to fall in the UFC’s upcoming plans.
Not to take away from Muhammad’s moment, but you can’t blame fans for looking past the welterweight champion’s UFC 315 headlining title defense against Jack Della Maddalena. By now, everyone is aware of the implications here:Muhammad wins, his close friend Islam Makhachev passes on a move up and stays at lightweight to defend