UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad believes Islam Makhachev is at a disadvantage.
"Makhachev is in a difficult position. Everyone seems to demand a fight with Topuria, and then you look at the comments, and they write: "He fights only semi-lightweights." Moreover, the same people are saying that Islam is afraid of Elijah. Suppose Islam goes out and beats Elijah, and fans will immediately say, "Well, we told you Elijah was too small." Topuria loses nothing - he can always drop back down to the featherweight division.
But Islam is building his legacy. People want to see Islam lose, they want to see Khabib's team lose. Like they did with Umar. He had a very good and close fight with the champion, but people make it look like he got straightened out because they wanted to. People hate greatness, people hate success. They prefer to see a fall," MMA Junkie quoted Muhammad as saying.
