UPDATE: The UFC web site now reveals the
Palestine flag below Belal Muhammad’s title
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Belal
Muhammad’s complaints concerning the absence of a flag subsequent to his
title have been addressed.
Whereas he now lives in Chicago, Muhammad has all the time been a proud
consultant of his Palestinian roots. The
UFC welterweight champ walks out with the Palestinian flag and
has strongly voiced his opinions on the continued disaster within the
area.
Muhammad lately complained concerning the lack of a Palestinian flag
subsequent to his title on the UFC’s official web site, and Dana White made
positive that the difficulty was addressed instantly. Muhammad thanked
White and the UFC for now including the flag subsequent to his title on the
web site. “Keep in mind the Identify” additionally famous that White, a powerful
advocate of free speech, by no means lets anybody affect his
opinions.
“Simply wanna give a fast shoutout to Dana,” Muhammad mentioned on
Instagram. “Talked to him, he mentioned, ‘The flag is again up tonight.’
Apologized and that’s why I really like the UFC. I really like this firm. And
that’s why Dana is the person. The one group that permits you to be
your self. And true to his phrase, doesn’t let different individuals sway his
angle or what he’s gonna do. So shoutout to Dana, shoutout to
the UFC and flag is again, child.”
Unbeaten in 11 outings since 2019, Muhammad received the title with a
dominant resolution victory over Leon
Edwards at UFC 304 final yr. The 36-year-old is now scheduled
to defend the belt in opposition to Australia’s Jack
Della Maddalena in the primary occasion at UFC 315
on Might 10 on the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
