Says Kamaru Usman is avoiding him after getting slapped on a podcast
Belal Muhammad says Kamaru Usman is avoiding him after getting slapped on a podcast 😬👊
"Kamaru Usman was the fight that made the most sense. We had a podcast where I slapped him. You’d want to get your get back. He knows that it’s just a bad matchup for him. As a man, for… pic.twitter.com/MUGB1vASW7
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) October 19, 2025
By Sayan Nag
Belal Muhammad believes Kamaru Usman isn’t brave enough to avenge getting slapped.
While Muhammad and Usman have never been the best of friends, things allegedly came to a head earlier this year during a podcast.
Muhammad and Usman’s common manager, Ali Abdelaziz, set a meeting between the two at a podcast where Henry Cejudo was also present.
While the episode is yet to be released, Muhammad and Usman allegedly got into a physical altercation.
Usman was apparently offended by Muhammad’s comments when “Remember the Name” taunted him about his knockout loss to Leon Edwards. Cejudo reportedly had to intervene along with crew members to prevent further damage.
Muhammad recently claimed that he slapped Usman during the incident. The former champ believes Usman is ducking him after feeling the force of the slap. Since Usman allegedly doesn’t want to avenge the slap, Muhammad has now moved on from that matchup.
Muhammad Rips Usman: ‘He’s a Coward’
“[Kamaru Usman] was the fight that made the most sense,” Muhammad said on the “No Scripts” podcast.
“We had our podcast where I slapped him. And you’d want to get your get back. The fact that he didn’t, he knows that the slap hurt him. And he knows that it’s just a bad matchup for him.
“So for my mentality, as a man, for somebody to slap you and you to say no, and for you to not post it or talk about it, it just shows what type of person you are. He’s a coward. So I moved on.”
Usman lost his title to Edwards in 2023 and failed to regain it in their immediate rematch. “The Nigerian Nightmare” then dropped a decision in a one-off middleweight clash against Khamzat Chimaev. Usman returned to action after nearly two years this past June and rebounded with a decision win over Joaquin Buckley.
Meanwhile, Muhammad defeated Edwards last year to win the title and lost it in his first defense against Jack Della Maddalena earlier this year. Muhammad is now scheduled to co-headline UFC Qatar against Ian Garry on Nov. 22 at the ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar.
