Muhammad argued that the middleweight division lacks difficult challenges, excluding top contender Khamzat Chimaev. The welterweight champ dispariged UFC 313's main event title fight between Du Plessis and Sean Strickland as a prime example of the weight class' shallowness.

Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) called UFC 185-pound champ Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) his easiest path to double-champ status. He even detailed how he’d beat Du Plessis by wearing him out and repeatedly taking him down.

Dricus Du Plessis is downplaying a potential clash against Belal Muhammad. Muhammad recently teased a move up to middleweight to challenge Du Plessis for the title. "Remember the Name" also slammed the entire division -with the exception of Khamzat Chimaev - citing Du Plessis' title defence against Sean Strickland at UFC 312 earlier this month.