UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad determined to settle "unfinished business" with Leon Edwards

Belal Muhammad is not letting the feud with Britain's Leon Edwards go.

The UFC rivals fought last year in March, but Muhammad suffered a nasty eye injury which led to the referee stopping the fight and declaring a no contest.

Ten months later, Muhammad, who is ranked number five in the welterweight division, says he wants a rematch with the Birmingham fighter.

«There's definitely unfinished business,» Muhammad told BBC Sport.

«I took a short notice fight against you and you created the foul — you (Leon) poked me in the eye. Then you try and act all tough afterwards [by saying], 'Oh, I was winning the fight anyway' but that was one round out of a five-round fight and I am a guy, who turns it up as the rounds go on.

»The fact he thinks he's a champion from that one round shows me what sort of person he is — he's a weird kid."

Edwards has since played down a potential rematch with Muhammad and instead hopes a title shot with Kamaru Usman comes to fruition later this year. UFC president Dana White confirmed last week Edwards would be the next man to challenge Usman for the belt.

However, Muhammad believes Usman deserves a break from fighting following a hugely successful 2021 and issued a challenge to Edwards.

«If you think about it, Usman deserves a little break [because] he fought three times last year,» Muhammad said.

«So, if I'm Leon Edwards, why not stay active? Why not stay in the mix?

»I think me versus him makes a lot of sense especially now Jorge Masvidal is fighting Colby Covington. But who knows? He likes to sit out and maybe he's going to sit out a little longer."

Since the fight with Edwards, Muhammad has had impressive victories over Demian Maia and Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson.

With the possibility of Edwards waiting