Ramadan ‘Isn’t Going To Be An Issue’ For UFC 300

Muhammad is mentally prepared for another Ramadan training camp if that’s what he needs to do for a fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 300.

Is Belal Muhammad going to headline UFC 300 against welterweight champion Leon Edwards? If he is, he’s keeping quiet about it at the moment.

Leon recently announced that he’d be defending his title at UFC 300. Belal, currently on a 9-fight win streak, certainly seems like the obvious No. 1 contender. “Remember The Name” spoke about the match-up on his video podcast, Remember The Show.

“The last conversation we had with Dana, we got next, so we know we’re next, it’s just figuring out the dates,” Muhammad said. “You’ve got Leon and his team trying to avoid me, but there’s no avoiding. If he wants to fight at UFC 300, I’m down with it. Like I said, nothing was ever given to me easy, so if it is during Ramadan? Bro, I’ve done four or five camps during it. It isn’t going to be an issue and only going to make the story sweeter.”

Not only is Muhammad prepared to train through Ramadan (which runs from March 10th to April 9th, with UFC 300 on April 13th), he’s also getting ready to travel to Dagestan to train with Islam Makhachev and perhaps even Khabib Nurmagomedov.

“I’m definitely working on stuff right now, the visa and stuff to go down there and train with the guys,” he said. “Any chance I get to work with them, it’s another level. So talking with him, talking with the guys over there, coming down to get some work in over there, I plan on getting at least four to five weeks down there early since we got so much time before the fight.”

Belal Muhammad spent part of his UFC 280 training camp in Dagestan, and it led him to his impressive second round TKO of Sean Brady.

“Working with the Dagestanis, working with Khabib, getting the knowledge from Islam and these guys, it only makes you that much better,” he said.

We’ll still have to wait for official confirmation that Belal Muhammad is Leon Edwards’ opponent for UFC 300, but that’s the direction it looks like it’s going at this point. That’s a great fight: the absolute best at 170 pounds fighting for the title. For those hoping for a little more sizzle with their steak, the UFC still has some “rabbits in their hat,” which we’ll report on as Dana White weaves his magic.