Ex-UFC Champ Belal Muhammad Accepts Ian Garry Callout

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😬Ian Machado Garry sends a message to Belal Muhammad:

"I’m gonna box the ears off you… Belal learn from your last loss and never ever try to stand and bang with me."🄊




šŸŽ„ @iangarryMMA ā–«ļø pic.twitter.com/Lguu8qR1gJ


— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) June 7, 2025


Belal Muhammad (24-4) and Ian Garry (16-1) could be on a collision course.


Garry recently called out Muhammad, vowing to box his ears off. The Irishman also warned Muhammad against striking with him like he did in his title loss against Jack Della Maddalena.

ā€œI am going to box the ears off you because I’m the best in this division, hands down,ā€ Garry said on social media. ā€œBelal, learn from your last loss and never ever ever try and stand and bang with me.ā€

Muhammad wasted no time in replying, proposing a fight at the UFC’s annual card at Madison Square Garden in the fall.

ā€œI’ll see you at MSG,ā€ Muhammad wrote on X.

I’ll see you at msg

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) June 7, 2025


Garry suffered his lone pro career loss in what was essentially a title eliminator against Shavkat Rakhmonov last year. However, Rakhmonov was unable to accept a title fight due to an injury, and the opportunity went to Australia’s Maddalena. Garry expressed his disappointment with the title shot snub, as he considered himself the next eligible contender. Maddalena went on to dethrone ā€œRemember the Nameā€ in an upset at UFC 315 last month.

Meanwhile, Garry has since rebounded by derailing the hype train of Brazilian finishing machine Carlos Prates this past April. UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed that former lightweight champ Islam Makhachev will challenge Maddalena for the welterweight title next. The winner of a potential fight between Muhammad and ā€œThe Futureā€ could certainly be in contention after that, though Rakhmonov still waits in the wings.

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Def a smart move for Belal. Wonder if UFC is down for it tho.


We know Ian will fight anybody
 
It's a really good fight for both guys. Belal doesn't have time to take fights that aren't going to rapidly advance him back to a title shot and Ian really needs a huge name to add to his resume to do the same thing and who better than a guy who just lost the title.
 
Rest of 2025 is going to be a fun one for the WW division. Belal is going to straight blanket Garry
 
Sure, why not. I think that makes sense. If Belal wins, he can claim a rematch.
 
Not sure if Belal has anything for Garry.

Garry will be too big, strong, and fast.
Really? His speed is a problem, but too big too strong??? Belal will throw him on his head given half a chance
 
Belal fighting top contenders instead of whining about instant rematches. Respect.
 
Good matchup for Garry, he will coast. Belal is so flat footed, he will get kicked at range tons
 
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