[autotag]Dana White[/autotag] dismisses the notion that he doesn’t like [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] as UFC champion.
People noticed White’s reaction when wrapping the belt around Muhammad’s waist, in which the UFC boss seemed unhappy with the result. He also didn’t give Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) much credit during the UFC 304 post-fight press conference for upsetting Leon Edwards to win the welterweight title.
White explains that he was just tired because UFC 304 took place overnight in Manchester, England. White wasn’t happy either after increasing the bonuses to $100,000 and getting seven straight decisions before Paddy Pimblett submitted King Green in the main card’s main fight.
“Let me say this to be fair: I was tired,” White said. Kevin Iole. “I was in a bad mood. I was, you know, at that press conference, and you know it depends on when you catch me.
“Belal went out there, implemented his game, fought his fight and did his thing. Everyone thinks I don’t like Belal. I saw things posted like ‘Dana is going to commit suicide now because Leon’ (lost) – that’s what’s most far from the truth.”
The video of White wrapping the belt around Muhammad’s waist currently has more than 22 million views on Instagram. White praised Muhammad for being a “good guy” and said statistics prove he is more popular than people think.
“To put that into perspective, Tom Aspinall’s belt had 8.2 million views. Belal’s belt had 22 million views,” White said. “So for people to think they don’t care about Belal Muhammad, this right here proves that that’s not true.”
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