Belal Muhammad

So he already had, like, that mindset of, like, oh, these guys are fighting. I can fight, too. Right, right, right. So then his gym ended up being probably, like, 10 minutes away from my mom's house. So when I come home from school on the weekends, I'll just start training with him. And then it was just like a snowball effect. I started like falling in love with it.

And after my first amateur fight, after like two months, I was like, could I get a fight? It was like two months. Yeah. Because I was just like excited about the whole thing. And for us two, it was like we were only training partners. So I'm training with him. Like, I'm learning the hard way. Like, we're just going straight sparring or straight wrestling. And he was, like, a Division I wrestler.

And after my first amateur fight, after like two months, I was like, could I get a fight? It was like two months. Yeah. Because I was just like excited about the whole thing. And for us two, it was like we were only training partners. So I'm training with him. Like, I'm learning the hard way. Like, we're just going straight sparring or straight wrestling. And he was, like, a Division I wrestler.

And after my first amateur fight, after like two months, I was like, could I get a fight? It was like two months. Yeah. Because I was just like excited about the whole thing. And for us two, it was like we were only training partners. So I'm training with him. Like, I'm learning the hard way. Like, we're just going straight sparring or straight wrestling. And he was, like, a Division I wrestler.

He had crazy power, crazy jiu-jitsu. So, like, I'm getting good just because he's beating me up the whole time. So then I'm like, oh, I can fight amateur. And he's like, yeah, let's go. Get you one. Wow. Yeah. So then I got it. It was, like, the biggest street fight in the world, the amateur fight. There was, like, nothing good about it, my technique or anything.

He had crazy power, crazy jiu-jitsu. So, like, I'm getting good just because he's beating me up the whole time. So then I'm like, oh, I can fight amateur. And he's like, yeah, let's go. Get you one. Wow. Yeah. So then I got it. It was, like, the biggest street fight in the world, the amateur fight. There was, like, nothing good about it, my technique or anything.

He had crazy power, crazy jiu-jitsu. So, like, I'm getting good just because he's beating me up the whole time. So then I'm like, oh, I can fight amateur. And he's like, yeah, let's go. Get you one. Wow. Yeah. So then I got it. It was, like, the biggest street fight in the world, the amateur fight. There was, like, nothing good about it, my technique or anything.

But it's funny because Mark Coleman was a commentator for it. Oh, wow. Yeah. It was like the whole scenario was crazy. And it was like I had a bar and it was just like, cool. So then after that, I was like, bro, I transferred to like a closer school near the gym. I started training more with them. And then, you know, my parents are telling me, like, stay in school, stay in school.

But it's funny because Mark Coleman was a commentator for it. Oh, wow. Yeah. It was like the whole scenario was crazy. And it was like I had a bar and it was just like, cool. So then after that, I was like, bro, I transferred to like a closer school near the gym. I started training more with them. And then, you know, my parents are telling me, like, stay in school, stay in school.

But it's funny because Mark Coleman was a commentator for it. Oh, wow. Yeah. It was like the whole scenario was crazy. And it was like I had a bar and it was just like, cool. So then after that, I was like, bro, I transferred to like a closer school near the gym. I started training more with them. And then, you know, my parents are telling me, like, stay in school, stay in school.

So then once I started just like getting more wins, more wins, and I decided to go pro, I said, I'll go back to school after I lose. And then we just kept going until we got to the UFC. Wow. Yeah, it was wild. He's still with me now to this day. But even with him, he was 41 years old, and they never gave him a UFC shot. But he ended up going to PFL, and he was like a 1,200 underdog.

So then once I started just like getting more wins, more wins, and I decided to go pro, I said, I'll go back to school after I lose. And then we just kept going until we got to the UFC. Wow. Yeah, it was wild. He's still with me now to this day. But even with him, he was 41 years old, and they never gave him a UFC shot. But he ended up going to PFL, and he was like a 1,200 underdog.

So then once I started just like getting more wins, more wins, and I decided to go pro, I said, I'll go back to school after I lose. And then we just kept going until we got to the UFC. Wow. Yeah, it was wild. He's still with me now to this day. But even with him, he was 41 years old, and they never gave him a UFC shot. But he ended up going to PFL, and he was like a 1,200 underdog.

And he won the million dollars in 30 seconds with a knockout.

And he won the million dollars in 30 seconds with a knockout.

And he won the million dollars in 30 seconds with a knockout.

Yeah, he was fighting Abus, the one that's in the UFC now. They were in the finals. He beat Abus? He beat Abus, 30-second knockout. Wow.

Yeah, he was fighting Abus, the one that's in the UFC now. They were in the finals. He beat Abus? He beat Abus, 30-second knockout. Wow.

Yeah, he was fighting Abus, the one that's in the UFC now. They were in the finals. He beat Abus? He beat Abus, 30-second knockout. Wow.

yeah and he was 41 years old never got a shot and it's crazy how his career ended like that middleweight champion retired on top now million dollars and there's a lot of guys that go to the UFC that don't hit a million dollars that's true so he's like my path was that way so even with me when I was doing all this waiting for this title fight he's like patience it's gonna come like you saw what I had to go through your title fight's gonna come it's gonna come at the right moment so just enjoy the journey can you find that fight see if you can find that fight Jamie Lewis Taylor