Belal Muhammad

Those are the ones that I hear mostly. I think, like you said, for legacy-wise, Usman is obviously the bigger name. And he was the guy that Dana said was the best welterweight behind GSP or in front of GSP. But for boogeyman-wise and to shut up the naysayers, I think it's Shavkat. Because he is undefeated. He is the guy that everybody thinks is this killer. And then for myself, it's like...

Those are the ones that I hear mostly. I think, like you said, for legacy-wise, Usman is obviously the bigger name. And he was the guy that Dana said was the best welterweight behind GSP or in front of GSP. But for boogeyman-wise and to shut up the naysayers, I think it's Shavkat. Because he is undefeated. He is the guy that everybody thinks is this killer. And then for myself, it's like...

Those are the ones that I hear mostly. I think, like you said, for legacy-wise, Usman is obviously the bigger name. And he was the guy that Dana said was the best welterweight behind GSP or in front of GSP. But for boogeyman-wise and to shut up the naysayers, I think it's Shavkat. Because he is undefeated. He is the guy that everybody thinks is this killer. And then for myself, it's like...

Either one of them does a lot for me. Usman, obviously, would probably be bigger pay-per-view numbers. And then beating him, my resume is up there with GSP. Because then I have Usman on my resume, Leon, Maya, Wonderboy, all these big-name guys, Gilbert Burns, Brady. And it's like, look at that resume. It's neck-and-neck with his. But Shotgun's also that.

Either one of them does a lot for me. Usman, obviously, would probably be bigger pay-per-view numbers. And then beating him, my resume is up there with GSP. Because then I have Usman on my resume, Leon, Maya, Wonderboy, all these big-name guys, Gilbert Burns, Brady. And it's like, look at that resume. It's neck-and-neck with his. But Shotgun's also that.

Either one of them does a lot for me. Usman, obviously, would probably be bigger pay-per-view numbers. And then beating him, my resume is up there with GSP. Because then I have Usman on my resume, Leon, Maya, Wonderboy, all these big-name guys, Gilbert Burns, Brady. And it's like, look at that resume. It's neck-and-neck with his. But Shotgun's also that.

this young guy is going to come out here and beat you. Right after being Leon. Everybody comments, oh, you can't do the shotgun, though. Shotgun will kill you. And my chip on my shoulder is like, all right, let's go. I'm going to prove you guys wrong. Now I'm going to show you guys what I can do. Because for me, I...

this young guy is going to come out here and beat you. Right after being Leon. Everybody comments, oh, you can't do the shotgun, though. Shotgun will kill you. And my chip on my shoulder is like, all right, let's go. I'm going to prove you guys wrong. Now I'm going to show you guys what I can do. Because for me, I...

this young guy is going to come out here and beat you. Right after being Leon. Everybody comments, oh, you can't do the shotgun, though. Shotgun will kill you. And my chip on my shoulder is like, all right, let's go. I'm going to prove you guys wrong. Now I'm going to show you guys what I can do. Because for me, I...

Like you said with BJ Penn where it was like the strength conditioning was his whole camp that one. For us, we strategize everything. My coach is so good at breaking down stuff. We're so good at breaking down fighters that I have a game plan for everybody and a strategy for every single one of these fighters. And I already have a strategy for Shavkat.

Like you said with BJ Penn where it was like the strength conditioning was his whole camp that one. For us, we strategize everything. My coach is so good at breaking down stuff. We're so good at breaking down fighters that I have a game plan for everybody and a strategy for every single one of these fighters. And I already have a strategy for Shavkat.

Like you said with BJ Penn where it was like the strength conditioning was his whole camp that one. For us, we strategize everything. My coach is so good at breaking down stuff. We're so good at breaking down fighters that I have a game plan for everybody and a strategy for every single one of these fighters. And I already have a strategy for Shavkat.

I already have a strategy for Usman because I was chasing him so long. And I've been watching tape on these guys for so long. So I don't see anything from either one of them to where I'm looking at him like, I'm afraid of this guy because of this. I'm afraid of this guy because of that. I think Usman's a tougher fight than Shotgun, if I'm being honest.

I already have a strategy for Usman because I was chasing him so long. And I've been watching tape on these guys for so long. So I don't see anything from either one of them to where I'm looking at him like, I'm afraid of this guy because of this. I'm afraid of this guy because of that. I think Usman's a tougher fight than Shotgun, if I'm being honest.

I already have a strategy for Usman because I was chasing him so long. And I've been watching tape on these guys for so long. So I don't see anything from either one of them to where I'm looking at him like, I'm afraid of this guy because of this. I'm afraid of this guy because of that. I think Usman's a tougher fight than Shotgun, if I'm being honest.

But I do see many ways where I could beat them both. Because there's a lot of guys in the division that have to fight a certain way. They're specialists. Whether they're grapplers or strikers. I could strike with you. I could grab with you. I could wrestle with you. I could move laterally. I could move forward. Every time you see me in the cage, it's something different.

But I do see many ways where I could beat them both. Because there's a lot of guys in the division that have to fight a certain way. They're specialists. Whether they're grapplers or strikers. I could strike with you. I could grab with you. I could wrestle with you. I could move laterally. I could move forward. Every time you see me in the cage, it's something different.

But I do see many ways where I could beat them both. Because there's a lot of guys in the division that have to fight a certain way. They're specialists. Whether they're grapplers or strikers. I could strike with you. I could grab with you. I could wrestle with you. I could move laterally. I could move forward. Every time you see me in the cage, it's something different.

And I think that that comes from my team and the strategy that we bring to fighting. We look at it like a real sport instead of, all right, I'm in shape. Let's go fight. We look at it as like, what's this guy's weakest point? Oh, Leon can't move backwards? Let's move him backwards. Gilbert Burns, he can't take you down. He's going to gas out. He's not going to take me down.

And I think that that comes from my team and the strategy that we bring to fighting. We look at it like a real sport instead of, all right, I'm in shape. Let's go fight. We look at it as like, what's this guy's weakest point? Oh, Leon can't move backwards? Let's move him backwards. Gilbert Burns, he can't take you down. He's going to gas out. He's not going to take me down.