In his first interview since returning to the U.S. after a surprise trip to Abu Dhabi, new UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad discusses his UFC 304 win over Leon Edwards, his experience on UFC on ABC 7, taking the loang road to the UFC title, his pursuit of Georges St-Pierre’s longstanding records, and much more, while speaking with Grind City Media’s John Morgan.

0:00 – “I’m still Belal. You can call me that.”
0:56 – On beating Leon Edwards: “I told you so”
3:08 – A last-minute trip to Abu Dhabi, and a big win for Umar Nurmagomedov
4:52 – “Looking at how far we’ve come, those are good reminders”
9:00 – Following in the footsteps of Khabib Nurmagomedov
11:07 – “Now you have to work twice as hard”
14:26 – The real prize: Getting a shout out from CM Punk