Belal Muhammad Threatens To Send Colby Covington To ICU After UFC Fight Night 121 Win

Not long after he had his hand raised subsequent to overcoming Tim Means by split choice, welterweight contender Belal Muhammad addressed UFC observer Dan Hardy about who he had as a top priority for his next battle.

"I certainly got somebody at the top of the priority list," Muhammad said. "There's a little quitter I saw not long ago by the name of Colby Covington, around here speaking waste about other individuals' nations. I don't that way, man. I'm from Chicago, man. We're both 170 (pounds). Meet me in the enclosure. Since on the off chance that I see you in the city you're setting off to the ICU."

Covington was set to show up at a contender Q&A amid battle week, however a squabble with UFC Fight Night 121 main event Fabricio Werdum got Covington sent home before that fan occasion occurred. Covington and Werdum had a trade outside the contender lodging ahead of schedule in the week which brought about Werdum tossing a boomerang at Covington. Covington recorded charges after the occurrence, and a summons was issued to Werdum for normal attack.

Prior to his run-in with Werdum, Covington called the general population of Brazil, "smudged creatures" after he crushed Demian Maia in Sao Paulo in October. Werdum is from Brazil.

Muhammad joined the UFC in 2016. Amid his first year with the advancement he went 1-2. He's had a significantly more effective 2017. His record this year is 3-0 with three choice wins. The Chicago-conceived warrior has battled progressively harder rivals amid that run and could be in line for a positioned welterweight contender in his next excursion.

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