Belal Muhammad (24-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn't earned a victory since July 2024. Muhammad has suffered four of his five career losses by decision. Volkan Oezdemir (21-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) has earned 16 of his 21 career victories by stoppage.

It sounds like Belal Muhammad is changing his mind about a potential clash with training partner and current UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev. Muhammad, who faces Ian Garry in UFC Qatar’s co-main event later this afternoon (Sat.

Ian Machado Garry says he has the opportunity to make everyone else in the UFC's welterweight division "irrelevant" when he faces Belal Muhammad in Qatar on Saturday.

After starting 2025 as UFC welterweight champion, Muhammad (24-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) now suddenly finds himself on the first losing skid of his career. He dropped the belt to Jack Della Maddalena in May, then in his rebound fight, suffered a unanimous decision defeat to Ian Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) on Saturday in Doha, Qatar.

UFC Qatar’s Belal Muhammad has a serious problem … and I’m not just talking about his co-main event opponent, Ian Machado-Garry, this weekend (Sat., Nov. 22, 2025) in Doha. Back in July 2024, Muhammad’s five-year,