March 21, 2023 12: 40 pm ET
Daniel Cormier personally thinks Belal Muhammad is most deserving of a UFC welterweight title shot however states he would advantage from battling Kamaru Usman next.
With UFC president Dana White calling Colby Covington the No. 1 competitor and champ Leon Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) considering Jorge Masvidal if he gets past Gilbert Burns at UFC 287, that leaves top competitor Muhammad out of the mix.
But Cormier believes that Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) should battle previous champ Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC) next if he desires to evenmore strengthen his case for a title shot. Outside of his back-to-back losses to Edwards, Usman hasactually taken out Covington, Burns and Mas