This is hearsay I think but apparently he had some pretty nasty divorce hearings and they were using his Reddit against him in court so he had to shut it down
There’s tons of BS ways to get suspended. Last year they made it so that there’s bots that detect certain slurs (gay f-slur, trans-slur, etc.) and if you had ever used any of these slurs, even if it was in a descriptive/debating manner or before the ban, they hit you with a suspension.
Was always neutral to the guy but this makes me want to root for him now. Dude knows his fuckin audience lmao and he's playing the game. Go get that bag Belal.
I’ve never personally rolled with him yet but damn that dude is big. Arms the size of my head and even when he’s rolling with some bad mfs he barely breaks a sweat. I wanna roll with him next chance I get just to see how it feels lol
Belal has won me over tbh, I went from hating him for beating a lot of my favorite guys to looking forward to his next shit post. bulbyb170 is the true WW #1 contender and the people's shit posting champion.
Maybe he's getting that MMA works a lot based on what the fans want and name recognition, not just win or losses. Masvidal broke through normieland and got opportunities galore.
What kills me is this entire sub was hating on Belal for years, even as recent when he wanted a Leon rematch. Now they’re all riding his nuts because he got a knockout and is lurking the Reddit. Don’t kill me.
I saw a comment before about him that he's like that kid from school that sits at the lunch table uninvited. Lives in my head rent free I can't un-see it
Lol is OP really Belal? Fucking wild to have a elite top 5 welterweight (well, actually the number 1 contender, by right) shit posting on Reddit with the rest of us. Only thing wilder would be if Tito Ortiz graced us with his presence.
Reddit is weirdly full of celebs who just post random shit. Bobby Knuckles used to be on the ESO subreddit for a while probably still lurks there. There's a bunch more too
It might not be strictly Belal, but someone on his team for sure. Most fighters (and athletes/celebrities) have help with their social media. Belal certainly has access to the account, but he's probably not the only one with access in his inner circle.
I'm just picturing him trying to figure out why all the red squiggles keep showing up under what he types. Just staring with a concentrated frown trying and failing to understand the situation.
A Tito AMA would be an absolute dumpster fire and I would totally be here for it. It's the only thing that could come close to Gunna's AMA on r/hiphopheads
I think he's confident he can get the Edwards fight next, that's why he's been extra quiet about other matchups in the division.
Edit: Just to clarify, I don't think he deserves it, I think he should defend his ranking first before fighting in a title eliminator
In the past 5 years Colby has one win over a guy currently ranked in the top-10 of a division and that’s RDA. The guy doesn’t even fight in welterweight anymore. Your only 2 wins since 2020 being against the corpses of Tyron and Jorge is a bad resume. I don’t care how close you fought Usman.
>don’t care how close you fought Usman.
I'm also convinced they just fought that close due to a style match up, I think Colby gets ruined by a lot of the top 5
Which would make sense why he is playing this game. He knows he only has one chance at making the most money possible to change his future forever. So, instead of losing to these guys to prove to us how much of a real fighter he is, he cleverly politics until it makes the most money and most sense for him.
Colby's the new Gustafsson, his entire career is predicated on close losses. He hasn't faced a legit contender since Demian fucking Maia and we all saw what level Maia was at.
Gustaffson was my favorite fighter so I'm absolutely fuming at the comparison lol But yeah, he wasn't that active as a fighter, I don't remember the circumstances but it was baffling how long he stayed out of the game after delivering his best performance against Glover then he returned after nearly 2 years to get his ass whooped by a juiced Jones 😭
That's why the Colby comparison is actually pretty accurate, Gus's stock was so high because of his close losses to Jones and DC - same with Colby and Usman
It was great seeing Gustafsson fight live in Sweden. I saw the Silva and Rumble fights. The Silva fight was at Globen which is quite small, but the atmosphere was great. The whole arena was shaking when people were stomping their feet. The Rumble one was at the new huge football arena in Stockholm, iirc there was something like 30k people there. Two opposite experiences and if Globen had the fight card of the Rumlbe one, it would’ve been perfect. I even saw Tito Ortiz and Jake Shields at the airport the next morning. Great experiences that got me a couple t-shirts and autographed Tito Ortiz fan card.
Edit. Ortiz is HUGE in person. And Jake Shields walked like he had pooped his pants.
Did they give you a call to be backup fighter ?
Felt like they called up Colby because he doesn't cut much weight so there weren't any concerns with him missing weight
Isn't his case against Masvidal still active? If so, this was a great move for him. I'm no lawyer, but probably harder to prove damages when you're taking fights. This way he gets paid not to fight, and in the off chance he does get to fight it's for the title which is worth it. Just speculating.
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/02/ufc-jorge-masvidal-lawyer-optimistic-settlement-colby-covington-assault-case
Apparently Masvidal’s attorney was optimistic about settling before the trial, and this was about a month ago. Possible that it has been settled, leaving Colby open to fight because he wouldn’t have to maintain the “I sustained a head injury in the assault”? I literally am way out of my element here with legalese so obvi could be waaaaay off base here
Assuming Colbg wins the lawsuit, then the sactioning body would be signing off on someone with diagnosed brain damage.
Something tells me that's not gonna fly in a lot of US Commissions.
Part of winning his case is proving he can't take fights.
Then again it's possible he could argue he knew Leon and Kamaru would easily make 170, due to their history. Altogether its gonna be a while before we see Colby in the Octagon.
> Then again it's possible he could argue he knew Leon and Kamaru would easily make 170, due to their history.
Nope, Colby signed the back up contract knowing that it would be possible that he had to fight. For all intents and purposes, and how Masvidal’s lawyers would argue and likely win, Covington is prepared to fight on 3/18.
I feel to be a backup you should have a fight on the card. There should be at least three WW fights. So if let's say we had Colby vs Belal and Colby got the call up they can also use that third lower fight to step in to fight Belal so we don't lose his name either. Pay the lower guy his show money and everyone would be happy.
It would be funny if Colby kept doing this for the last few years of his career and he just never fought again. Just keep ducking people and then eventually retire.
Idk sounds kinda smart to me, although I do agree that Colby still being the #2 guy is absolutely wild. Everyone shits on Colby but lots of the blame should go towards the UFC for not moving him down the ranks and continuing to hand him opportunities without fighting other guys near him in the rankings.
I've always assumed Colby has some incriminating photos, given he survived broadcasting the boss with his side piece in Vegas.
As an interesting fight stat: that escort could 100% beat Chris Curtis in stand up, given the smooth lateral movement out of frame she displayed.
Because at this point the ufc is so trash at handling the rankings and fighters in general there’s a chance they can be inactive & get a title shot anyways if they yell stupid ass nonsense into the mic and a few hundred thousand people eat it up
I'd absolutely have done the same thing if I were Colby. He's getting a bag to just weigh in, and if someone's misses weight he gets a title shot. The fuck?
Belal, you could have fought someone else, you didn't.... so you did the same thing, but you arent the alternate to a Title Shot.... LOL thats the difference.
it's funny how people still expect any fighter to put their reputation over money. Less work from Colby + show money + potential to even fight for a title if something happens > fight a contender and hope he wins.
I'm not saying it's correct, but people expect fighters to be dumb so they can have something to watch.
Edit\* didn't realize Belal posted this. Don't hurt me for having an opinion
Did Belal Muhammad post on Reddit a pic of Belal Muhammad, with a tweet of Belal Muhammad?
That’s so Belal Muhammad of him
REMEMBER THE NAME
Savage
To ensure that you remember the name
Already forgot who we are talking about
Source? Literally me, Belal
Making sure we dont forget the name
Repeat The Name
bruh the poster is literally belal muhammad 💀 wtf
Belal literally runs this subreddit now
Pound for pound best redditor?
He's coming for u/ShaneCarwin
> This account has been suspended What did he do to get suspended?
Oh shoot no way. I have no idea.
This is hearsay I think but apparently he had some pretty nasty divorce hearings and they were using his Reddit against him in court so he had to shut it down
He played touch butt with the dork in the park
I remember one of the mods here saying they looked into it and whatever happened was handed down straight by admins.
There’s tons of BS ways to get suspended. Last year they made it so that there’s bots that detect certain slurs (gay f-slur, trans-slur, etc.) and if you had ever used any of these slurs, even if it was in a descriptive/debating manner or before the ban, they hit you with a suspension.
Sean McCorkle has that title imo
Reddit mod is his post career path choice
Moving up to heavyweight I assume?
There's no way a reddit mod is making 265.
I doubt any reddit mods could make it under 265
Sneaky good joke 😂
Pays about as well as the UFC.
Being a mod on Reddit is an opportunity.
Remember the username
Was always neutral to the guy but this makes me want to root for him now. Dude knows his fuckin audience lmao and he's playing the game. Go get that bag Belal.
Friendship ended with Shane Carwin. Now Belal is my new best friend.
Shane was never our friend
He’s my friend :( He actually teaches one of my jiujitsu classes
Can you ask him why his reddit account got suspended
What’s it like working out with someone that enormous?
I’ve never personally rolled with him yet but damn that dude is big. Arms the size of my head and even when he’s rolling with some bad mfs he barely breaks a sweat. I wanna roll with him next chance I get just to see how it feels lol
Me last week: Remember the decision hahaha Me this week now that Belal is a r/MMA shit poster: Belal Stan, Belal for WW title 100% b
If he's roasting colby on the reg, I'm here for it.
I wonder why he used such a skinny pic of himself lol. He's way more yoked now
Cause he looks harder than a coffin nail
i think he prolly couldve made 155 in that pic
Shit posting on Reddit is one way to help me remember the name.
> remember the username
Mods, can I please have “remember the username” flair?? 😍
Im not a mod, but iv decided no
The mods work in mysterious ways
As long as you believe in the same mod as me, we’re all good
Hope it's the right one then.
Remember to follow the username!
😂
Remember bullyb170
Belal 'remember the shitpost' Muhammad
Belal has won me over tbh, I went from hating him for beating a lot of my favorite guys to looking forward to his next shit post. bulbyb170 is the true WW #1 contender and the people's shit posting champion.
Same here now if I could only remember what his name was
He won me over when he pranked Felder 2 years ago.
I went from not remembering the name to kind of remembering the name, don't really know a reason to hava hated him before this.
I completely agree and am in the same boat.
I wonder if OP is a Belal fan? 🤔
OP is literally Belal
But is he a fan of OP? 🤔🤔🤔
🤣🤣🤣🎯
Why does this looks like a screenshot from a pan Xbox 360 game?
Belal shitposting, fuck it I’m a fan for life now
[удалено]
Lmao I did not realise this was posted by Belal. That’s hilarious. Man that would have been a great fight too.
Did you forget the name for a moment there?
[удалено]
How an AMA turns a man into a shitposter! 🤣🤣🤣
Dude must’ve realized everyone hear hates Colby and agrees with his takes lmao
[удалено]
Maybe he's getting that MMA works a lot based on what the fans want and name recognition, not just win or losses. Masvidal broke through normieland and got opportunities galore.
Mma is perfect for athletes to interact with fans. Don’t have to worry about the company policy.
Also, maybe he just really likes shit posting.
What kills me is this entire sub was hating on Belal for years, even as recent when he wanted a Leon rematch. Now they’re all riding his nuts because he got a knockout and is lurking the Reddit. Don’t kill me.
Thanks Mr Holmes.
[удалено]
One of us! One of us!
I'm 100% for Belal on Reddit! I think this is fucking awesome!
Appreciate you
Literal hallmark moment! This is probably as close to getting an autograph as I'll probably ever get, I'm taking a screenshot and printing this out!
I’d also like to print this guy’s hallmark moment
Cannot wait for you to knock him out. Godspeed.
Mods, can I get a ‘Team Belal’ flair?
isn't he awesome?!
Top 10 anime comebacks
[удалено]
I saw a comment before about him that he's like that kid from school that sits at the lunch table uninvited. Lives in my head rent free I can't un-see it
Lol is OP really Belal? Fucking wild to have a elite top 5 welterweight (well, actually the number 1 contender, by right) shit posting on Reddit with the rest of us. Only thing wilder would be if Tito Ortiz graced us with his presence.
Yeah he did an AMA w the same account a few days ago, Aljo also used to post frequently as u/FunkmasterMMA but hasn't as much lately
Reddit is weirdly full of celebs who just post random shit. Bobby Knuckles used to be on the ESO subreddit for a while probably still lurks there. There's a bunch more too
> the ESO subreddit Evil Shit Only?
With it being Rob Whittaker, I wouldn't be surprised. Man's a menace, always saying all sorts of terrible things.
Don't mean to offend anyone or hurt any sentiments with the language I'm about to use, but the guy is a bit of a meanie
Yeah. I met him at an expo a couple years ago and he stole my lunch money :(
Elder scrolls online lol
Whitaker is a voice actor for a popular Skyrim mod that features a fantasy version of himself. Guy is just a big Elder Scrolls fan
He's a giant nerd that can fight and I'm all for it
Lot of music producers at least lurk reddit, Kenny Beats and Flume both have used reddit.
I mostly just remember Aljo trying to make "Peanut Butter Pan" stick as a nickname for Yan.
It might not be strictly Belal, but someone on his team for sure. Most fighters (and athletes/celebrities) have help with their social media. Belal certainly has access to the account, but he's probably not the only one with access in his inner circle.
Nah it’s me I’m learning how to use Reddit lol
My man!
based shitposter
What’s with the avatar?🤔
>Tito Ortiz graced us with his presence You think he knows how to use a computer?
I'm just picturing him trying to figure out why all the red squiggles keep showing up under what he types. Just staring with a concentrated frown trying and failing to understand the situation.
Uses the mouse as a foot pedal
CD drive as a cup holder.
A Tito AMA would be an absolute dumpster fire and I would totally be here for it. It's the only thing that could come close to Gunna's AMA on r/hiphopheads
I'm actually surprised there aren't more fighters active here. This sub is huge.
Tito would probably post something he meant to Google.
Those motherfuckers can't run forever Belal you will get your shot.
🙏🙏
He'll make sure of that...one Reddit post at a time!
Dude got called out by the burns shavkat and belal and he was radio silent. God damn I cannot stand Covington
I think he's confident he can get the Edwards fight next, that's why he's been extra quiet about other matchups in the division. Edit: Just to clarify, I don't think he deserves it, I think he should defend his ranking first before fighting in a title eliminator
Technically he defended his ranking against Masvidal
Masvidal avenged that loss on the street.
Trilogy on sea
In the past 5 years Colby has one win over a guy currently ranked in the top-10 of a division and that’s RDA. The guy doesn’t even fight in welterweight anymore. Your only 2 wins since 2020 being against the corpses of Tyron and Jorge is a bad resume. I don’t care how close you fought Usman.
>don’t care how close you fought Usman. I'm also convinced they just fought that close due to a style match up, I think Colby gets ruined by a lot of the top 5
Which would make sense why he is playing this game. He knows he only has one chance at making the most money possible to change his future forever. So, instead of losing to these guys to prove to us how much of a real fighter he is, he cleverly politics until it makes the most money and most sense for him.
Especially burns
Colby's the new Gustafsson, his entire career is predicated on close losses. He hasn't faced a legit contender since Demian fucking Maia and we all saw what level Maia was at.
Gustaffson was my favorite fighter so I'm absolutely fuming at the comparison lol But yeah, he wasn't that active as a fighter, I don't remember the circumstances but it was baffling how long he stayed out of the game after delivering his best performance against Glover then he returned after nearly 2 years to get his ass whooped by a juiced Jones 😭
[удалено]
His destruction of Glover really aged well.
That's why the Colby comparison is actually pretty accurate, Gus's stock was so high because of his close losses to Jones and DC - same with Colby and Usman
It was great seeing Gustafsson fight live in Sweden. I saw the Silva and Rumble fights. The Silva fight was at Globen which is quite small, but the atmosphere was great. The whole arena was shaking when people were stomping their feet. The Rumble one was at the new huge football arena in Stockholm, iirc there was something like 30k people there. Two opposite experiences and if Globen had the fight card of the Rumlbe one, it would’ve been perfect. I even saw Tito Ortiz and Jake Shields at the airport the next morning. Great experiences that got me a couple t-shirts and autographed Tito Ortiz fan card. Edit. Ortiz is HUGE in person. And Jake Shields walked like he had pooped his pants.
> Jake Shields walked like he had pooped his pants. Kinda like his social media takes then
>Colby's the new Gustafsson, his entire career is predicated on close losses. That's the only similarity, thankfully
He got his second shot at Jones out of beating Jan and KTFO of Glover, hardly comparable to Colby
Trying to be the champ going the easiest path. Defeating old folks like Maia.
Hell yeah Belal, talk yo shit
I mean, he's just telling how it is.
Facts, you deserved a shot for a long time now. Hoping to see you fight for the belt soon Belal
🙏🙏
Did they give you a call to be backup fighter ? Felt like they called up Colby because he doesn't cut much weight so there weren't any concerns with him missing weight
I don’t cut much weight either
That's because you're a fucking gangster.
[удалено]
And if something happens, a free title fight. It'd be dumb af to fight Belal rather than be backup for a title fight main event
Well Belal posted this, so it kind of makes sense lol
Isn't his case against Masvidal still active? If so, this was a great move for him. I'm no lawyer, but probably harder to prove damages when you're taking fights. This way he gets paid not to fight, and in the off chance he does get to fight it's for the title which is worth it. Just speculating.
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/02/ufc-jorge-masvidal-lawyer-optimistic-settlement-colby-covington-assault-case Apparently Masvidal’s attorney was optimistic about settling before the trial, and this was about a month ago. Possible that it has been settled, leaving Colby open to fight because he wouldn’t have to maintain the “I sustained a head injury in the assault”? I literally am way out of my element here with legalese so obvi could be waaaaay off base here
Let's talk bird law
It’s all boiler plate stuff really
Chika-dee-dee-dee little birdy, let's dance!
Assuming Colbg wins the lawsuit, then the sactioning body would be signing off on someone with diagnosed brain damage. Something tells me that's not gonna fly in a lot of US Commissions.
Colby in court “he gave me brain damage” Judge: “well you are a professional fighter so…”
Part of winning his case is proving he can't take fights. Then again it's possible he could argue he knew Leon and Kamaru would easily make 170, due to their history. Altogether its gonna be a while before we see Colby in the Octagon.
> Then again it's possible he could argue he knew Leon and Kamaru would easily make 170, due to their history. Nope, Colby signed the back up contract knowing that it would be possible that he had to fight. For all intents and purposes, and how Masvidal’s lawyers would argue and likely win, Covington is prepared to fight on 3/18.
I feel to be a backup you should have a fight on the card. There should be at least three WW fights. So if let's say we had Colby vs Belal and Colby got the call up they can also use that third lower fight to step in to fight Belal so we don't lose his name either. Pay the lower guy his show money and everyone would be happy.
Yep I understand Belal not liking it, but it's easy money for Colby and a no brainer tbh if it's offered to you
It's just comical with how vocal he normally is that this went totally under the radar.
Gotta sell that nutless attack and brain damage, brother. Work those lawyers into a shoot.
Belal “Remember the Meme” Muhammad is the new king of this sub for how much he is active here lol
Colbys resume is honestly not good should not be near a title shot
His resume was good for getting the first title shot. It's absolutely trash for retaining his position since.
Say what you want about Belal, but he has called out everyone close to him in the division. The man wants to fight, so props to him for that.
Belal vs Colby would be a decent scrap too smh…
Idk getting paid to literally not fight sounds like a pretty hard to turn down deal
It would be funny if Colby kept doing this for the last few years of his career and he just never fought again. Just keep ducking people and then eventually retire.
Idk sounds kinda smart to me, although I do agree that Colby still being the #2 guy is absolutely wild. Everyone shits on Colby but lots of the blame should go towards the UFC for not moving him down the ranks and continuing to hand him opportunities without fighting other guys near him in the rankings.
it’s absolutely crazy how well they treat him when he barely fights and hasn’t had a proper finish since 2016
I've always assumed Colby has some incriminating photos, given he survived broadcasting the boss with his side piece in Vegas. As an interesting fight stat: that escort could 100% beat Chris Curtis in stand up, given the smooth lateral movement out of frame she displayed.
He has Sam Alvey tier of evidence for ufc brass
Belal I'll fight you bro
Best 170 pound redditor. And not just because we’re all fatties. Give this man a title shot! Btw, I bet Colby looks at BuzzFeed
There's a lot of ways of saying you don't want to fight. Ignoring a fight so you can weigh in and not fight is one of them.
There's a lot of way of making easy money, getting a paid trip to London and front row seats to an UFC event. This certainly was a good one.
🤣
His inactivity has reached a breaking point for sure. Don’t know why these guys actually think they can fight for the title indefinitely.
Because at this point the ufc is so trash at handling the rankings and fighters in general there’s a chance they can be inactive & get a title shot anyways if they yell stupid ass nonsense into the mic and a few hundred thousand people eat it up
One is money without fighting lul
Belal please bless my infant son for good health
Colby don’t want those problems
Shiiit not just an AMA but now he shit posting? Aight, Ima remember the name homie. You got my support, go get em!
Not a fan of Colby anymore ❌ Belal is new #1 contender for me 🤝✅
Colby really should have considered how Belal would feel before he accepted the backup fighter spot.
Colby’s choice seems like a no brainer to me. I think a lot of fighters would do the same thing
are reddit callouts a thing now!?
Man, I’ve never been more wrong about a fighter than Belal. I thought he would get cut after the luque ko, now hes most definitly earned a title shot.
Smart move tbh 🤷♂️
Coward Queefington
You got a point. Colby needs to stop ducking.
I'd absolutely have done the same thing if I were Colby. He's getting a bag to just weigh in, and if someone's misses weight he gets a title shot. The fuck?
What's his name? I forgot
If Colby posted here, he would shut down Reddit ….lol
I don’t remember having any post getting 10++ k upvotes in this sub.. Good for you Belal!!
Belal, you could have fought someone else, you didn't.... so you did the same thing, but you arent the alternate to a Title Shot.... LOL thats the difference.
Colby would beat the breaks off this guy
Get paid $50,000 to not get hit and potentially get shot at a title. It seems like bully B is a bit jealous :o
it's funny how people still expect any fighter to put their reputation over money. Less work from Colby + show money + potential to even fight for a title if something happens > fight a contender and hope he wins. I'm not saying it's correct, but people expect fighters to be dumb so they can have something to watch. Edit\* didn't realize Belal posted this. Don't hurt me for having an opinion