Usman and Belal scuffle was an unexpected one . Unexpected scuffle breaks out between Usman and Muhammad on live podcast, blows and slaps were exchanged. The Pound 4 pound podcast was co-hosted by Cejudo who previously held the UFC bantamweight and flyweight belts and Kamaru Usman, the former UFC champs. According to Cejudo, he was in the room when the whole fight started . He also made it known by shedding more light in the issue that the whole fight was started by Usman.
After Mohammad won the welterweight title at UFC 304, Usman spoke up and said he wanted a shot to win his belt back. Mohammad responded to him on social media, and they went back and forth for a while. Eventually, Mohammad talked more about it on a podcast. Cejudo added that things didn’t just get heated but the fighters also went physical.
“All of a sudden, I think Kamaru said it’s on sight, and Belal said, ‘Well, it’s on sight [now], what’s up?,’” Cejudo added. “And then Kamaru gets up and then… you guys got to wait until we release the tape.
“So legit, there was a scuffle there, dude. I was in the middle I had a f*cking sprained ankle. I was trying to [get in the middle], the whole production crew started coming in. Like they had to detain both of them. There was about a good eight people there and four [were] trying to get on Belal, but hands were thrown. Slaps were given.”
Considering the conflict between Usman and Muhammad, it wasn’t a good idea to have them together on the podcast at the same time. Still, Cejudo was confident things would work out just fine beforehand, he shouldn’t be blamed for inviting the two fighters to be in the same room at the same time.
“At least on my part, I was like, ‘No, I think that’s f*cking cool,’” Cejudo said. “I was actually kind of happy that Kamaru was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, bring him on.’ Because you wouldn’t want to do a podcast with somebody that has your belt. Especially [feeling] that way, especially when there’s shit that’s been thrown [on social media].”
Belal Muhammad going toe-to-toe with Kamaru Usman would actually be a very interesting one. Should UFC book Belal Muhammad vs Kamaru and let them handle their business man-to-man?
