Belal Muhammad

I am the opportunity. Now I am the champion. So now I feel like it gives me more leeway to be like, no, I want to wait a little bit longer. This one feels better for me. My body's healthy now because it took me so long to get here. So now I don't have to go through a camp during Ramadan for it.

I am the opportunity. Now I am the champion. So now I feel like it gives me more leeway to be like, no, I want to wait a little bit longer. This one feels better for me. My body's healthy now because it took me so long to get here. So now I don't have to go through a camp during Ramadan for it.

That's the hard part right now is because, like you said, for me, I hate saying no in general just because I have the fighter mentality. I ain't scared. I'll say yes to anything. The Gilbert Burns fight, it was three weeks notice. It was during Ramadan, and they were like, you win. Do it for the fans that just bought their ticket to their first event.

That's the hard part right now is because, like you said, for me, I hate saying no in general just because I have the fighter mentality. I ain't scared. I'll say yes to anything. The Gilbert Burns fight, it was three weeks notice. It was during Ramadan, and they were like, you win. Do it for the fans that just bought their ticket to their first event.

That's the hard part right now is because, like you said, for me, I hate saying no in general just because I have the fighter mentality. I ain't scared. I'll say yes to anything. The Gilbert Burns fight, it was three weeks notice. It was during Ramadan, and they were like, you win. Do it for the fans that just bought their ticket to their first event.

And I was like, yeah, I do want to do it for those fans. I'm not afraid of Gilbert. And Gilbert started chirping on Twitter like, oh, he's afraid. He doesn't want to fight. So then I'm like, I do want to fight. I'm not afraid of you. So then I say, yeah, no matter what. Then it's like, I'm thinking to myself, bro, I'm on a nine fight winning streak. I'm taking this fight on three weeks notice.

And I was like, yeah, I do want to do it for those fans. I'm not afraid of Gilbert. And Gilbert started chirping on Twitter like, oh, he's afraid. He doesn't want to fight. So then I'm like, I do want to fight. I'm not afraid of you. So then I say, yeah, no matter what. Then it's like, I'm thinking to myself, bro, I'm on a nine fight winning streak. I'm taking this fight on three weeks notice.

And I was like, yeah, I do want to do it for those fans. I'm not afraid of Gilbert. And Gilbert started chirping on Twitter like, oh, he's afraid. He doesn't want to fight. So then I'm like, I do want to fight. I'm not afraid of you. So then I say, yeah, no matter what. Then it's like, I'm thinking to myself, bro, I'm on a nine fight winning streak. I'm taking this fight on three weeks notice.

Why did I do this? I'm stupid. Like if I lose, I'm back in the line again. I was one fight away. Now if I lose this fight, I'm done. But yeah, it changes like your mindset. But like fighters are dumb. Like we just want the glory no matter what. I want to prove – for me, I want to prove everybody wrong.

Why did I do this? I'm stupid. Like if I lose, I'm back in the line again. I was one fight away. Now if I lose this fight, I'm done. But yeah, it changes like your mindset. But like fighters are dumb. Like we just want the glory no matter what. I want to prove – for me, I want to prove everybody wrong.

Why did I do this? I'm stupid. Like if I lose, I'm back in the line again. I was one fight away. Now if I lose this fight, I'm done. But yeah, it changes like your mindset. But like fighters are dumb. Like we just want the glory no matter what. I want to prove – for me, I want to prove everybody wrong.

Yeah, afterward, right? Yeah, what? And those are the guys that, like, for me as a fighter, if I lose, I lost. That's it. I hate guys who come up with a million excuses afterward because then, like, for the guy that won, it's like people are not going to give him credit for that win. And then for me, like, when I lost my fight, it was like, all right, I got to change this. I lost. That's it.

Yeah, afterward, right? Yeah, what? And those are the guys that, like, for me as a fighter, if I lose, I lost. That's it. I hate guys who come up with a million excuses afterward because then, like, for the guy that won, it's like people are not going to give him credit for that win. And then for me, like, when I lost my fight, it was like, all right, I got to change this. I lost. That's it.

Yeah, afterward, right? Yeah, what? And those are the guys that, like, for me as a fighter, if I lose, I lost. That's it. I hate guys who come up with a million excuses afterward because then, like, for the guy that won, it's like people are not going to give him credit for that win. And then for me, like, when I lost my fight, it was like, all right, I got to change this. I lost. That's it.

Like, that was always my mindset. Don't give excuses. If we're going into a fight injured, we accepted it injured. That's it. That's it. Put it out of your head. Because if you go in there overthinking about it, like, oh, I got an injured ankle or I got an injured rib. No, I should never took this fight in between rounds. You never want to second guess yourself in the fight.

Like, that was always my mindset. Don't give excuses. If we're going into a fight injured, we accepted it injured. That's it. That's it. Put it out of your head. Because if you go in there overthinking about it, like, oh, I got an injured ankle or I got an injured rib. No, I should never took this fight in between rounds. You never want to second guess yourself in the fight.

Like, that was always my mindset. Don't give excuses. If we're going into a fight injured, we accepted it injured. That's it. That's it. Put it out of your head. Because if you go in there overthinking about it, like, oh, I got an injured ankle or I got an injured rib. No, I should never took this fight in between rounds. You never want to second guess yourself in the fight.

And for me, I just try to clear my head of anything. Once we said yes, our name's on the contract. That's it. We're all in.

And for me, I just try to clear my head of anything. Once we said yes, our name's on the contract. That's it. We're all in.

And for me, I just try to clear my head of anything. Once we said yes, our name's on the contract. That's it. We're all in.