on the United States

on the Anakin Florian podcast YouTube channel dying to get back to the United States in

lot to talk to this man right now the the UFC's number one welterweight contender,

Bilal, remember the name Muhammad. I guess the rankings say you're number four in the world,

but it's good to see a brother. I mean, candidly, it's been a challenging 72 hours or so for you for team Muhammad and I think even for people who don't consider themselves to be your die-hard fan for a lot of mixed martial arts fans they felt like you should have been the backup they feel like you be the number one contender so

We appreciate your time man today we really do and I just want to know how you're doing after what at least on the surface

looks like it has been a really interesting 72 hours.

Man yeah honestly it's been a real challenging probably like last four weeks because you know you're

trying to figure out what's going to happen and it just didn't admit nothing

really made sense and none of it was really clicking with how it all was going down and you know we were we were trying to get the backup role we were trying to get the Kobe fight and it was always oh yeah you and Kobe this date you and Kobe for tough you and Kobe this date, you and Kobe for Tough, you and Kobe May 6.

And then all of a sudden it was like, Kobe wasn't responding, so then we were like,

right, well, let's try the backup role.

And they were like, oh, well, no, they're not gonna have a backup.

And then all of a sudden he pops out.

So then you're looking at it like, man, none of this really clicking and it's like, kind

of like in a movie casino where like you're you're riding in the front seat and the

monsters in the back seat you know you're about to get shot you know you're in a bad spot right now

something bad is about to happen and it like you're like did I do? Like, where did it come from?

But I'm just glad that people are starting and noticing now. I think people realize it and like you said, even if you're not fan you have you have to respect the work I put in the stuff that I what I've gone through I've got I'm on an eight fight winning streak I'm literally I want 12 in my last 13 fights and it's it's not like I'm beating

nobody's I'm beating ranked guys I have more ranked wins than the champion I have

more ranked wins than the former champion that wasn't rematches I have more ranked wins than the former champion that wasn't rematches. I have more

ranked wins than all these guys and I had the fourth longest winning

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