
Belal Muhammad will finally face Colby Covington this Friday at RAF 13 in Miami, and the former UFC welterweight is more interested in delivering punishment than securing a quick pin.
Muhammad told fans on YouTube that he plans to dominate Covington in their Real American Freestyle Wrestling match for the Crossover Championship, per MMA Mania. "I plan to go out there and dominate him. I'm gonna go for the tech fall but if I see the pin there, I'm gonna go for the pin," he said, before adding a twist.
The 38-year-old explained he might stop short of finishing the match when victory is in sight. "Or maybe I'll put his back to the ground and when the referee is about to do it, I'll tell the ref, 'don't do it.' I'll pick [Colby] up by his head, front headlock him, and maybe power-bomb, suplex, belly-to-back … one of those," Muhammad said, according to the report.
Covington brings a 4-0 RAF record into Friday's match after beating Arman Tsarukyan at RAF 11 in July. The undefeated run includes wins over Luke Rockhold, Dillon Danis, and Chris Weidman. Muhammad sits at 1-1 in the promotion, rebounding from a debut loss to David Carr by stopping Ben Askren at the same RAF 11 card where the Covington feud escalated.
The two never met under the UFC banner despite years of buildup. RAF 13 streams Friday on FOX Nation.
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