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UFC champ Belal Muhammad bought his want and has been allowed to hold round his Palestinian flag. Final month, Muhammad complained that the UFC had eliminated his flag from his profile on UFC’s web site.
“I’ll deal with [this] and hope that Dana addresses it as properly, fixes it – as a result of Dana stated he’s all about free speech, he’s all about folks supporting who they wanna assist, and never muting or silencing anyone. So, I’m hoping that the UFC fixes this challenge and places my flag subsequent to my identify, so the those that I signify, the those that I battle for, and the those that I practice for will see their flag subsequent to their champion’s identify.”
Finally, UFC CEO Dana White allowed Muhammad to signify Palestine at UFC occasions, and the Chicago native stated he’ll stroll out with the flag forward of his battle at UFC 315.
“We’ve talked about it and so they’ve accepted it,” Muhammad informed MMA Combating. “Nothing goes to cease me from doing it.
“It’s been over two years now the place they’re dying, they’re ravenous, the folks over there are in a lot ache. The world’s simply watching it. The world’s simply developing with excuses for it. It’s wild.”
On Friday, Muhammad was draped within the Palestinian flag when he confronted off in opposition to Jack Della Maddalena forward of their battle.
Intense remaining face-off! ‼️ #UFC315
Belal Muhammad seems to make his first protection of his welterweight title in opposition to Jack Della Maddalena tomorrow evening.????
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