{"id":954224,"date":"2026-11-01T10:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T10:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/954224\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T10:28:09","slug":"belal-muhammad-applauds-julian-erosa-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/954224\/","title":{"rendered":"Belal Muhammad applauds Julian Erosa after\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belal Muhammad praises Julian Erosa after the veteran delivers a stunning first-round knockout in his retirement fight at UFC Vegas 123.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a fairy tale ending right there,\u201d were the immediate words of Daniel Cormier, who was commentating at\u00a0UFC<\/a> Vegas 123 after witnessing Julian Erosa\u2019s insane knockout victory in his retirement fight against JeongYeong Lee.<\/p>\n

The highlight-reel knockout left MMA fans stunned, with many sharing their thoughts online. Now, Belal Muhammad has also weighed in, reacting to Erosa\u2019s victory in his retirement fight.<\/p>\n

Belal Muhammad shares heartfelt reaction to Julian Erosa\u2019s spectacular KO victory over JeongYeong Lee<\/p>\n

In the lead-up to the fight, Erosa made it clear that UFC Vegas 123 would be his last time stepping into the UFC octagon and that he would call it a career. He entered the bout on a two-fight losing skid.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Lee also entered the fight on a two-fight losing streak, determined to get back in the win column.<\/p>\n

In the early exchanges, it looked like Erosa\u2019s retirement fight would not go in his favor, as he was visibly hurt by a left hook from Lee. However, he overcame the early adversity and quickly turned the tables.<\/p>\n

He landed a brutal right hand that sent Lee crashing to the canvas, and \u2018Juicy J\u2019 followed up with a couple of strikes. The referee quickly stepped in and stopped the bout at 1:31 of the first round.<\/p>\n

The knockout drew a reaction from former welterweight champion Muhammad, who took to X and praised the veteran\u2019s ability to bounce back and deliver another memorable performance when it mattered most.<\/p>\n

\u201cWow Erosa always comes back!!,\u201d Muhammad wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Check out Belal Muhammad’s comments below:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With that, Erosa\u2019s incredible career came to an end with a fairy-tale, highlight-reel knockout. His professional record stands at 32 wins and 14 losses<\/p>\n

Julian Erosa reflects on his fairy tale retirement ending<\/p>\n

In his octagon interview, Erosa admitted that Lee had hurt him with the left hook early. He joked that getting hurt before rallying to win has become a trademark of his fights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Juicy J’ credited his training for the finishing blow, revealing that he had been working on putting more weight behind his punches.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes. You know, I uh been working on it just like throwing my weight behind my punches and uh you know, it it shows right there, man. Throwing that right hand, exchanging right hands with him. You know, it’s not a Juicy J fight without getting hurt beforehand and coming back and getting the win. So, I love it, man. I’m so happy,\u201d Erosa said.<\/p>\n

Check out Julian Erosa\u2019s comments below:<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Belal Muhammad praises Julian Erosa after the veteran delivers a stunning first-round knockout in his retirement fight at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":954225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,326263,326262,638,82,640,325401],"class_list":["post-954224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-jeong-yeong-lee","tag-julian-erosa","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-fight-night-292-moicano-vs-nolan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/954225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}