LAS VEGAS – Belal Muhammad beat Lyman Good with a unanimous decision Saturday on the main card at UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Muhammad, who ran his winning streak to three.
Result: Belal Muhammad def. Lyman Good via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Updated records: Muhammad (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Good (21-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Key stat: The striking battle was a close one – Muhammad led 86-84 overall. But his two takedowns made a big difference.
Muhammad on the fight’s key moment
“We did a couple different things in training where we didn’t have any music on and things like that, to get that feel for it, make it a little awkward and it felt all right. … He’s coming off a huge knockout, Lyman Good, and I went out there and I beat him. People said he was going to come out here and knock me out. He rocked me, but I’m still standing. I came out back on top.”
Muhammad on fighting in front of no fans
“I was telling one of my coaches earlier, it’s one of those where you know Dana White always is in the building, but you aren’t paying attention because the crowd is going nuts and everything like that. But this time you’re looking and you see him sitting right there. It’s almost like, ‘Oh, crap.’ It was kind of awkward. It was kind of weird. It was a different experience. I had a few teammates fight before me and they told me it’s a whole different type of energy, so be prepared for it. So it was one of those. I was preparing for it, so I wasn’t going out there in complete shock.”
Muhammad on what he wants next
“I feel like the fighters know who I am. That’s why most of them are afraid to fight me. I’m a tough fight to fight and you’re not going to gain a lot from me because I don’t have a number next to my name. But a lot of these ranked guys, they’re sitting there – their goal is to have a number next to their name. Their goal is not to be champion. My goal is to be champion, so I’m going to keep fighting whoever they put in front of me. The toughest guys they put in front of me, I’m going to say yes.”
To hear more from Muhammad, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
Belal Muhammad doesn't care about ranking numbers – he wants that champ life
