Well Dana also said Leon accepted 3 fights (didn't confirm what 3 though), and although I'll usually disbelieve anything he says, he's usually either bullshitting to tear down all fighters or prop up his few huge stars, so this is likely true
Belal is pretty vocal about still training and fighting during RamadanBelal is also a Muslim, so I guess there wasn't really a good fight for Leon.
He was born in Chicago. His parents loved Palestine so much that they left.They are dissing him because he is Palestinan
Legit question, swear to god -
Do we think that Islam, Shavkat and Khamzat are pro-Israel?
Or just that they would be less inclined to say something, because they don't carry the flag and haven't raised their opinion before?
I could buy that for Shavkat and maybe Islam, but I don't see Khamzat being very controllable in his post fight interviews.
But have no issue promoting Khamzat, the guy who openly supported Palestine in his post fight interview.
Has to be that.....
He's American. His parents are Palestinian.
I do have a dream. It's probably not as great as his.What are you? Martin Luther King made flesh?
Nah I don’t wanna see Islam beat them and waste our timeHaving Islam fight Leon on 300 would have been mental with Gaethje, Arman, and Oliveira on the same card.
Belal used to be a normal American fighter, never mentioning religion, until he saw an easy opportunity to get somekind of a fanbase like the other muslim fighters on the roster. Don’t know if that worked or even has done the opposite?Belal is pretty vocal about still training and fighting during Ramadan
Legit question, swear to god -
Do we think that Islam, Shavkat and Khamzat are pro-Israel?
Or just that they would be less inclined to say something, because they don't carry the flag and haven't raised their opinion before?
I could buy that for Shavkat and maybe Islam, but I don't see Khamzat being very controllable in his post fight interviews.
I think there is a lot of vocal muslim fans, but they don't represent the majority of the casual base. And most of them aren't PPV paying customers.Belal used to be a normal American fighter, never mentioning religion, until he saw an easy opportunity to get somekind of a fanbase like the other muslim fighters on the roster. Don’t know if that worked or even has done the opposite?
He was born in Chicago. His parents loved Palestine so much that they left.
I get the point you're trying to make, but Khabib's name is Nurmagomedov. I'm not disputing that it translates to Muhammad, but his name isn't Khabib Nurmuhammad.There's actually a bunch - Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sharabutdin Magomedov, Umar Nurmagomedov, Usman Nurmagomedov, etc.
Any fighter with Magomedov (which is Muhammad) in their name.
Nah, I've heard him talking Ramadan since back during his training for Jordan Mein, like 2017. The talks may have ramped up, probably since starting his training with Khabib and friends in 2022, but that's also around the same time that he should have been considered for a title shot and wasn't, so either reason could be why he increased being vocalBelal used to be a normal American fighter, never mentioning religion, until he saw an easy opportunity to get somekind of a fanbase like the other muslim fighters on the roster. Don’t know if that worked or even has done the opposite?
Three Muslims who won't fight during Ramadan, and Khamzat can't even get into the US anymore.