Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-06-12, mma fight not so exciting: Belal Muhammad vs Demian Maia gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Maia vs Muhammad is on the undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori 2 – UFC 263. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Belal Muhammad record
Belal Muhammad entered this fight with a record of 18-3-0 (28% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world.
He lost to Geoff Neal in 2019 but since then he has won four bouts beating Curtis Millender, Takashi Sato, Lyman Good (Belal Muhammad vs Lyman Good) and Dhiego Lima; after this match he has also faced Leon Edwards in 2021 but the fight ended in a no-contest (Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad).
Demian Maia record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia, has a mma record of 28-10-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the welterweight division.
In his last three matches he has beat Anthony Rocco Martin (Demian Maia vs Anthony Rocco Martin) and Ben Askren (Demian Maia vs Ben Askren), but then he has lost to Gilbert Burns (Demian Maia vs Gilbert Burns).
Muhammad’s next fight: Stephen Thompson vs Belal Muhammad
Muhammad vs Maia full fight video / highlights
Selection of the best videos about the fight Belal Muhammad vs Demian Maia. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post.
(All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
UFC 263 info
Event: UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2
Date: 2021-06-12
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, USA
Division: welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg)
UFC 263 fight card
Here is the UFC 263 full fight card:
MAIN CARD
Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori 2
Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno 2
Leon Edwards vs Nate Diaz
Belal Muhammad vs Demian Maia
Jamahal Hill vs Paul Craig
PRELIMINARY CARD
Drew Dober vs Brad Riddell
Eryk Anders vs Darren Stewart
Lauren Murphy vs Joanne Calderwood
Movsar Evloev vs Hakeem Dawodu
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
Pannie Kianzad vs Alexis Davis
Matt Frevola vs Terrance McKinney
Chase Hooper vs Steven Peterson
Fares Ziam vs Luigi Vendramini
Carlos Felipe vs Jake Collier
Muhammad vs Maia result
Belal Muhammad defeated Demian Maia via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–27, 29–28, 29–28.