Belal Muhammad will face Jack Della Maddalena for his first title defense match, since he won the title away from Leon Edwards last summer. It has nearly been a year since we’ve seen the current welterweight champion in action, but recently Muhammad has been on various podcasts to remind everybody about his greatness. At first, we saw how he claimed recently that against Maddalena, he will not even try one takedown, and rather finish him off with his striking alone, calling it the “Canelo hands.” Then next, he claimed how his friend Islam Makhachev can start booking his fight, since Muhammad said that he’s not going to return from Montreal with the welterweight belt. <\/p>
Recently, Muhammad talked to the TNT about how he believes that he is the far superior fighter between him and Jack Della Maddalena, and about how he has multiple ways to take down his opponent at UFC 315. Is he celebrating too early? Looking at his confidence, you would think that the fight is already over. So what did Muhammad say exactly? Let’s find out.<\/p>