RAF 13 live blog: Colby Covington vs. Belal Muhammad
This is the RAF 13 live blog for Colby Covington vs. Belal Muhammad, who wrestle for the RAF cruiserweight crossover championship this Friday at the Watsoc Center in Miami, Fla.
A former UFC interim welterweight champion, Covington was an NCAA All-American and JUCO national champion in wrestling in college, and earlier this year, “Chaos” retired from MMA so he could compete in RAF full time. With a 3-0 record in RAF, Covington got a chance to wrestle Arman Tsarukyan for the inaugural RAF cruiserweight crossover title, winning 5-3 in a tight contest. Now he’s first title defense comes against a man he feuded with in MMA, though the two never fought.
A former UFC welterweight champion, Muhammad hails from a wrestling background, though not as lauded as Covington, and used those skills throughout his MMA career. Still an active fighter, Muhammad has also been dabbling in RAF, losing his debut against David Carr, but defeating Ben Askren at RAF 11 in July, setting up this grudge match with Covington.
Check out the live blog for Covington vs. Muhammad below.
Pre Match
High potential for this to get ugly. Or, some version of ugly. Covington isn’t gonna go too crazy, because he knows that’s not good for the brand. But probably a scuffle of some kind inbound.
