Bilal Muhammad

was like at three and oh and i want to try it off the ultimate fighter didn't make it i was at six you know tried off the ultimate fighter didn't make it and then i kept winning on the thing i was like man are they ever gonna call me i'm never gonna get the shot and then once i finally get that call you're like this is it this is my spot i'm gonna make it and it was in vegas it was that uh it was like an international fight week two where they had like three events on friday saturday sunday and uh i fought on friday

was like at three and oh and i want to try it off the ultimate fighter didn't make it i was at six you know tried off the ultimate fighter didn't make it and then i kept winning on the thing i was like man are they ever gonna call me i'm never gonna get the shot and then once i finally get that call you're like this is it this is my spot i'm gonna make it and it was in vegas it was that uh it was like an international fight week two where they had like three events on friday saturday sunday and uh i fought on friday

And then I went out there and it was like, it was a war. It was like fight of the night, but I lost. And it was like my first loss. And then you're like, dang, am I not good enough to be in the UFC? Do I not belong here? So then I was like, call my manager, bro, give me another fight right away. And then he got me a fight probably like a couple months later. And then I won.

And then I went out there and it was like, it was a war. It was like fight of the night, but I lost. And it was like my first loss. And then you're like, dang, am I not good enough to be in the UFC? Do I not belong here? So then I was like, call my manager, bro, give me another fight right away. And then he got me a fight probably like a couple months later. And then I won.

And then I went out there and it was like, it was a war. It was like fight of the night, but I lost. And it was like my first loss. And then you're like, dang, am I not good enough to be in the UFC? Do I not belong here? So then I was like, call my manager, bro, give me another fight right away. And then he got me a fight probably like a couple months later. And then I won.

And then I was like, all right, we're back on it. We're good. We're this. We belong here. And then I got called for the Maddox Square Garden fight. uh ufc 205 like the biggest card and then uh i go out there and then uh i lost it was my first time ever getting knocked out and that was when i was like Dang, I'm one and two in the UFC. I'm not good enough to be here. That was it.

And then I was like, all right, we're back on it. We're good. We're this. We belong here. And then I got called for the Maddox Square Garden fight. uh ufc 205 like the biggest card and then uh i go out there and then uh i lost it was my first time ever getting knocked out and that was when i was like Dang, I'm one and two in the UFC. I'm not good enough to be here. That was it.

And then I was like, all right, we're back on it. We're good. We're this. We belong here. And then I got called for the Maddox Square Garden fight. uh ufc 205 like the biggest card and then uh i go out there and then uh i lost it was my first time ever getting knocked out and that was when i was like Dang, I'm one and two in the UFC. I'm not good enough to be here. That was it.

I was like, they're going to cut me. And then they finally called me a short notice fight probably a month later for Randy Brown. We won that one. We got a new contract. And then from there on out, we just kept winning and just kept pushing it.

I was like, they're going to cut me. And then they finally called me a short notice fight probably a month later for Randy Brown. We won that one. We got a new contract. And then from there on out, we just kept winning and just kept pushing it.

I was like, they're going to cut me. And then they finally called me a short notice fight probably a month later for Randy Brown. We won that one. We got a new contract. And then from there on out, we just kept winning and just kept pushing it.

The training, for sure. For myself... So 9-0 when I was training, when I first was coming up, there was no structures to the training. It was mostly just me and Lou, and then we'll have other training partners. I was training with a couple of band weights, my other boy Horacio, who's a 45er. But we were just, all right, let's spar today. All right, let's wrestle today. Let's do this today.

The training, for sure. For myself... So 9-0 when I was training, when I first was coming up, there was no structures to the training. It was mostly just me and Lou, and then we'll have other training partners. I was training with a couple of band weights, my other boy Horacio, who's a 45er. But we were just, all right, let's spar today. All right, let's wrestle today. Let's do this today.

The training, for sure. For myself... So 9-0 when I was training, when I first was coming up, there was no structures to the training. It was mostly just me and Lou, and then we'll have other training partners. I was training with a couple of band weights, my other boy Horacio, who's a 45er. But we were just, all right, let's spar today. All right, let's wrestle today. Let's do this today.

So there wasn't really a system. So I learned after that. And then after I took that second loss, I was like, all right, well, I need to find other guys to train with. I went down to Milwaukee, started training with Anthony Pettis and the guys at Rufus Sport. And at the time, he was the champion. So I started learning more from those guys, seeing how they do it.

So there wasn't really a system. So I learned after that. And then after I took that second loss, I was like, all right, well, I need to find other guys to train with. I went down to Milwaukee, started training with Anthony Pettis and the guys at Rufus Sport. And at the time, he was the champion. So I started learning more from those guys, seeing how they do it.

So there wasn't really a system. So I learned after that. And then after I took that second loss, I was like, all right, well, I need to find other guys to train with. I went down to Milwaukee, started training with Anthony Pettis and the guys at Rufus Sport. And at the time, he was the champion. So I started learning more from those guys, seeing how they do it.

And then I'll bring that back here to this team here. And then I'd go to other gyms, learn from them, other gyms, learn from them. And I think it just helped me build a system of what works for me and how we do it. And I think like right now, the structure that I have, we do a hard session in the morning.

And then I'll bring that back here to this team here. And then I'd go to other gyms, learn from them, other gyms, learn from them. And I think it just helped me build a system of what works for me and how we do it. And I think like right now, the structure that I have, we do a hard session in the morning.

And then I'll bring that back here to this team here. And then I'd go to other gyms, learn from them, other gyms, learn from them. And I think it just helped me build a system of what works for me and how we do it. And I think like right now, the structure that I have, we do a hard session in the morning.