{"id":721034,"date":"2026-06-07T12:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/721034\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:59:09","slug":"belal-muhammad-reacts-to-ufc-vegas-118-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/721034\/","title":{"rendered":"Belal Muhammad Reacts To UFC Vegas 118 Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cRemember the Name\u201d will be back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad suffered a dominant unanimous decision loss to surging Brazilian contender Gabriel Bonfim in the main event of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-results\/447540\/ufc-vegas-118-live-results-highlights-play-by-play-muhammad-vs-bonfim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Vegas 118<\/a> yesterday (Sat., June 6, 2026) inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/414751\/ufc-loses-apex-naming-rights-in-stunning-five-year-deal-that-fight-fans-are-calling-the-future-of-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meta Apex<\/a> in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">A few hours after the loss, Muhammad took to social media to address the setback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cAlhamdulillah for everything,\u201d Muhammad wrote. \u201cToo blessed to be stressed. You don\u2019t find out who you are when everything goes your way. You find out when it doesn\u2019t. Grateful for the journey, grateful for the lessons. I\u2019ll be back. &#8230; Thank you to all my supporters, my team, and family. Congrats to my brother on his big win. His hard work paying off on his way to the title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">At 37 years old, but still hanging around the upper end of the Top 10, it is tough to say exactly where Muhammad fits in the division moving forward. Is he officially sliding into gatekeeper status for ranked opposition? Or will UFC use him as a test for surging unranked fighters?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Either way, names such as Mike Malott or Yaroslav Amosov certainly feel like possibilities for \u201cRemember the Name\u201d next.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">For complete UFC Vegas 118 results, coverage, and highlights click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/e\/447540\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cRemember the Name\u201d will be back. 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