![Belal Muhammad Eyes “Trash Of The [UFC Welterweight] Division” for a wrestling match in the RAF](https://i0.wp.com/www.lowkickmma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Belal-Muhammad-Eyes-The-Trash-Of-The-UFC-Welterweight-Division-For-A-Wrestling-Showdown-At-RAF.png?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "Belal Muhammad Eyes “Trash Of The [UFC Welterweight] Division” for a wrestling match in the RAF")
Belal Muhammad already has a name in mind for his next challenge, but it is outside the UFC’s plans.
Last weekend, Muhammad saw his recent string of setbacks extend beyond the Octagon when he took on reigning Real American Freestyle Welterweight Champion David Carr at RAF 4 at the Fishers Event Center in Indiana.
After a quick opening performance of ‘Remember the Name’, Carr quickly took control of the fight, securing a dominant technical fall and retaining his title just 30 seconds into the second period.
Despite the one-sided result, the former UFC 170-pound champion embraced the challenge and remains eager for another run on the wrestling mats, with a familiar rival already on his radar in Colby Covington.
Notably, Covington will make his promotional debut on January 10 when he takes on former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. RAF 5 main eventwhich takes place at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
Belal Muhammad wants Colby Covington next in the RAF
In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Belal Muhammad reflected on his experiences during a freestyle wrestling match among the RAF banner. “Remember the Name” said the outing only fueled his desire to return to the mats and pointed to a long-standing rival he has been calling out since 2017, Colby Covington.
“Hopefully they will give me another chance,” Mohammed said. Hopefully we get an easier guy. We have: what’s his name? Colby Covington. He goes against Rockhold in Miami in January, we might be there. Maybe we’ll get the winner from that. If that was the best guy in the world and we did well against him, we’ll see what we’ll do against the garbage of the division, Colby.
Belal Muhammad last competed inside the Octagon in November at UFC Qatar, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Ian Machado Garry. Before that setback, the 37-year-old Chicago native failed to retain his welterweight title after coming up short against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 last May.
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