“For me, it’s like I’m not even thinking about him anymore,” Muhammad told MMA Fighting. “The guy’s been avoiding me forever. So I’m not going to keep chasing somebody. So my mindset is Bonfim and then looking at the next guy. [Usman] got away. It’s whatever. I can’t think about him anymore. There’s no need for it anymore, for myself. Then it looks like you’re a bully, and I don’t like picking on guys. Now it’s Gabriel. Once they said [his name], I’m like, all right, that’s it. Now it’s about getting my hand raised. Getting back in the win column and reminding people who I am.”
Muhammad is looking to snap the first two-fight losing streak of his career.
The means to that end is a victory over red-hot welterweight prospect Gabriel Bonfim. They’ll hook ‘em up in the UFC Vegas 118 main event on Sat. (June 6, 2026) at the promotion’s Meta Apex facility in Las Vegas. A loss for Muhammad, who turns 38 in July, would undoubtedly end his quest to earn another 170-pound title shot.