Belal Muhammad and Colby Covington’s bad blood boiled over tonight after their respective wrestling victories.
Within the primary event of RAF11, Covington handed Arman Tsarukyan his first loss in any discipline since 2022 as he outpointed the gritty Armenian. Meanwhile, Muhammad overcame a 3-0 deficit to return from behind and defeat the returning Ben Askren, who a yr prior had undergone a double lung transplant.
Do you would like to see Colby Covington vs Belal Muhammad for the RAF Wrestling belt?
Two former UFC title holders who’ve found a brand new lease on life on the mats, who says no?
After the actual fact, each men were placed at the highest table alongside RAF Wrestling officials including Chad Bronstein and Eric Bischoff. Nevertheless, they couldn’t keep their trash talk civil and Muhammad ended up having to be restrained after kicking out at Covington.
Belal Muhammad kicks out at Colby Covington after RAF Wrestling
Heading into his match with Ben Askren, Belal Muhammad made it no secret that his true beef was with former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. The pair had a bitter exchange on the pre-show press conference, and things got even worse after the actual fact.
Muhammad antagonized Covington throughout his victory speech, forcing the normally jovial former fighter to insist he ‘shut the f— up’. This led to their exchange heating up further and eventually a physical altercation between the 2.
It was Muhammad who made the primary move across the stage, before Chad Bronstein attempted to get in between the 2. Nevertheless, from his position the Chicago native threw a kick which led to further commotion on stage.
Luckily, nothing too bad happened despite each teams attempting to become involved on stage, and the pair were kept apart as they shouted at each other. Promotional officials ended up ending out the conference without the competitors.
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