Zayn Malik’s Favorite Fighter Calls Out Former Interim UFC Champion With Chris Rock and Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Reference

Famous British singer Zayn Malik’s favorite UFC fighter Belal ‘Remember The Name’ Muhammad called out the former welterweight interim champion Colby Covington with a hilarious meme referring to the Will Smith-Chris Rock controversy.

‘Remember the Name’ recently defeated the number five welterweight fighter Vicente Luque in a rematch last weekend. With this win, he improved his undefeated win streak to eight fights. Muhammad is currently on the third-longest active win streak in the 170lbs category.

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov and even the famous former One Direction singer Zayn Malik congratulated Muhammad on his big victory. With this win over his rival at UFC Vegas 51, ‘Remember The Name’ secured a spot in the top-5 of the welterweight division. He currently stands number five on the roster.

Subsequently, in his octagon interview, Muhammad called out the number one welterweight contender Colby Covington. As the former believed, he might not get the title fight soon.

Anyone seen chipped tooth colby l pic.twitter.com/ektMdZGai2

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 19, 2022

A few days after his victory over Luque, Muhammad has called out Covington once again. This time, he took a nasty jibe at the former interim champion. He posted a meme in reference to the recent Oscar award incident, where American actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on the stage.

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In the caption, Muhammad wrote, “Anyone seen chipped tooth Colby,” while taking a dig at ‘Chaos’ for his recent altercation with Jorge Masvidal outside a Miami restaurant. 

Belal Muhammad compares his style with the UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov

‘Remember The Name’ is one of the most underrated fighters in the welterweight division. The 33-year-old is a skilled wrestler. However, he recently shocked fans by out striking his opponent in his last fight.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SEPTEMBER 7, 2019: UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov celebrates defending his title in a bout against interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at the UFC 242 mixed martial arts tournament. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images)

In a recent interview with Marc Raimondi for ESPN MMA, he talked about his victory at UFC Vegas 51. And also compared his fighting style with the former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Muhammad said, “Yeah, I mean, some people just literally want you to stand up from each other until somebody dies. But for me, I already like, like Khabib says, like I already know I’m tough. I already know I can take punches.“

“I already know I can sit there and bang if I have to bang, but I’m also smart. And I think that separates me from a lot of these guys, where I know how to break down guys, I know how to analyze how to win a fight, I know how to see what their weaknesses is and figure out a game plan to come up with to beat them.” Muhammad concluded.

‘The Eagle’ retired from the sport with an undefeated 29-0 record under his name. Moreover, during his time in the promotion Nurmagomedov completely dominated with his amazing fighting skills. Before retiring from MMA, has set a high standard with which the future fighters will be judged.

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