Sean Strickland, former UFC middleweight champion, criticized the promotion's welterweight Belal Muhammad.
"Muhammad is a goddamn little bitch. Every time I see that motherfucker in person, I always say, "Hey Belal Muhammad, you're a goddamn Miaman, wherever you're from, let's deal with this shit!" And he puts his head down and walks away, and then his little fingers are tapping on the keyboard and typing nonsense. Listen, man: go to your fucking Palestine. Go fight for your goddamn country. Get the hell outta here, goddamn it, you can do it. Prediction for Muhammad's fight with Edwards? I think Leon's gonna fuck him up!" - MMA Mania quoted Strickland as saying.