Ilia Topuria and Belal Muhammad have beef.
Topuria is the UFC featherweight champion whereas Muhammad holds the welterweight title, and given there’s a complete weight class between the 2 champions, you won’t count on the 2 to have issues with each other. You’d be unsuitable.
Although Topuria is simply weeks away from his first featherweight title protection, “El Matador” just lately did an Instagram Stay the place he had some harsh phrases for Muhammad and his just lately introduced title protection towards Shavkat Rakhmonov for UFC 310.
“Belal vs. Shavkat? Shavkat,” Topuria mentioned. “Belal, he’s a pretend champ. He’s a pretend. I believe proper now within the welterweight division, the one who will come again and take the belt once more is Kamaru Usman, for my part. Straightforward work for Usman.”
Muhammad defeated Leon Edwards for the welterweight title again at UFC 304, after Edwards took the belt from Usman and efficiently defended towards him of their rematch in 2023.
In fact, Muhammad wasn’t keen on Topuria’s trash discuss and responded in type on Twitter on Sunday, mocking Topuria in a similar way to how Max Holloway did earlier this week.
Didn’t this dork simply purchase a pretend bmf belt to pose with.. he’s beginning to develop into the Georgian model of Coby Covington
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 13, 2024
“Didn’t this dork simply purchase a pretend ‘BMF’ belt to pose with… he’s beginning to develop into the Georgian model of Colby Covington.”
Muhammad’s response then set off an change between the 2 through Twitter the place the champions continued to tear into each other.
“Belal ‘Crotch Sniffer’ Muhammad”
“NO FINISHES
“NO KNOCKOUTS
“NO KNOCKDOWNS
“NO GIRLFRIEND
“NO KIDS
“BELAL HAS NEVER FINISHED ANY MAN OR WOMAN”
Now ur simply copying stuff phrase for phrase off memes ..
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 13, 2024
“Now you’re simply copying stuff phrase for phrase off memes. [Laughing emoji]”
In different circumstances, the meat between these two might all be laying the groundwork for an eventual champ vs. champ battle, however given the burden disparity that appears unlikely. As an alternative it seems we’ve acquired some good, old style beef only for the sake of it.
However neither man has a lot time to dwell on this feud as they each have urgent enterprise to take care of. Topuria defends his featherweight title towards Max Holloway at UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi, whereas Muhammad places his belt on the road towards Rakhmonov at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 in Las Vegas.