Belal Muhammad has a possibility to make historical past at UFC 304.
Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) will run issues again with welterweight champion Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) within the July 27 major occasion on the Co-op Reside in Manchester, England.
With Israel’s continued navy offensive in opposition to Palestine, Muhammad admits it’s been a tough time to take pleasure in his latest success. The Palestinian-American has acquired loads of assist from his residence nation and plans on honoring them by changing into the primary Palestinian to hoist UFC gold.
“Actually it’s a kind of issues the place you get very emotional when you concentrate on it,” Muhammad advised MMA Junkie. “You begin serious about little stuff. You concentrate on the way you wish to be excited for your self as a result of it is a big alternative, it is a dream you’ve been working for. That is that second. However your persons are struggling. Your persons are dying proper now, and it’s the worst time of my life that I’m having the ability to witness and see this each single day. You’re feeling responsible to be pleased for your self as a result of what they’re going by way of over there. It’s going to gas me to go that a lot more durable in coaching. It’s going to gas me to not minimize any corners.
“It’s going to gas me to ensure I get my hand raised as a result of they want a victory greater than something. They want a victory. They should have this flag raised with the UFC title. They should have this flag raised with their colours related to hit. It’s going to be within the historical past books endlessly. No person goes to give you the option erase that. No person goes to have the ability to go say something about it. No person goes to have the ability to doubt that they’re going to have a Palestinian champion, one hundred pc, 1,000 %. If that sooner or later, that one second makes them overlook about what they’re going by way of for 10, quarter-hour, that’s the least I might do.”
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