Belal Muhammad calls the ‘easiest’ medium weight division in UFC, Dricus du plassis replies: ‘It would be unfair’

UFC Welter weight champion, Belal Muhammad, and medium -sized weight champion Dricus du plessis have very different impressions about how a fight between them develops.

There is a growing appetite to see the light UFC champion Islam Makhachev Challenge for the Welter weight crown, currently in possession of Muhammad. When Barstool Chicago asked him, Muhammad rejected a possible fight against his training partner. Muhammad suggested that he and Makhachev could ascend simultaneously in search of champion status.

“For me, I prefer to go to 185 and leave [Makhachev] It only takes 170, “Muhammad said.” As I had to fight until 170, I have defeated five types of the 10 best, I am two fights to challenge [the middleweight title] And saying: ‘Hey, I want to be double champion’ “.

Muhammad argued that the medium weight division lacks difficult challenges, excluding Khamzat Chimaev contender. The Welter weight champion triggered the fight of the main event of UFC 313 between Du Plessis and Sean Strickland as an excellent example of the superficiality of the class of weight.

“I think 185 is probably the easiest class of weight, in addition to Khamzat,” Muhammad said. “When you look that [UFC 312] Main event, you are like, ‘Bro, Strickland and Du Plessis stinks’ “.

Du Plessis mocked a possible Muhammad fight. The medium weight champion brushed Muhammad as physically inappropriate for the weight class of 185 pounds.

“No, that would be unfair,” said Du Plessis, “The Ariel Helwani Show” on Tuesday. “If I fight with Belal Muhammad, it would be unfair. One hundred percent, have you seen the size of the man? What will he do? Will he get someone to help him?

“I put my head and it’s over. This is how that fight goes.”

Du Plessis also questioned UFC’s interest in the fight. Du Plessis said Muhammad does not get enough interest from fans to attract anyone.

“Belal Muhammad, I can’t even remember how fighting, I don’t know,” said Du Plessis. “Is it ever finished someone? … I mean, I like how it acts as if I had the option to climb to 185. The UFC will never leave it. If I wanted, you would have to leave your belt, renounce your belt, Dech And he goes up to 185, and there is no way to give him a chance for the direct title.

“He has not even defended his belt once. It is definitely better on Twitter than when he fights.”