Belal Muhammad's relentless warrior spirit: remember that legendary stance against Covington?
man i still get the chill when i think about that night in atlanta, you know — the one where he faced covington and just *wouldn’t* go down. the crowd was all "oh damn here we go again" because we’ve seen him weather storms like it’s a hobby, but that guy covington? he thought he had the measure of him after the first round. by round three you could practically hear the collective groan when covington tagged him clean with one of those sharp body shots to gastelum in that same cage. the gas tank was empty, the odds were stacked, and you could see it in his eyes: he’s done. but then — like some kind of street brawler from old times — he just lifts his left hand, taps his temple, and *smiles*. the ref barely gets his arm up in time. it was pure theater, but it wasn’t acting. that’s the warrior spirit right there — you can’t buy it, you can’t fake it, and you sure as hell can’t stop it when it’s inside a man like that. ah well, we’ll see
Been here longer than some have followed.
ever seen a bloke step out of the ring after they’ve just told him he can’t walk, and he’s still got the cheek to wink at his own corner before the ref even says cut the fucking ropes? that belal. like watching a ghost of eddie mughar headbutt you mid-fight and then blow you a kiss.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
yeah nah mate that whole "Covington vs Belal: The Body Shot Olympics" was just a warm-up round for *real* pain... poor kelvin gastelum probably thought he was going out to dinner with the guy not to spar with a cyborg who absorbs elbows like paracetamol 🤣🍿 after the body shot hit him he turned around so slow i could microwave popcorn, go get a drink, watch an episode of The Office, and still catch him mid-wink before the ref even blinked
Only serious one here — barely.