Belal Muhammad Feels Training During Ramadan Makes Him Stronger

Belal
Muhammad thinks training during Ramadan will make him
unbreakable in the Octagon.

Muhammad (24-3) is ready to defend his welterweight title for the
first time against Jack
Della Maddalena (17-2) in the
UFC 315 main event on May 10 at Bell Centre in Montreal. Which
means Muhammad was in camp during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan
in March.

Many Muslim fighters hesitate to accept fights around Ramadan as
they fast from sunrise to sunset. However, Muhammad took the
challenge head on, pushing himself to the limits. And “Remember the
Name” believes it will give him an edge over Maddalena, who is
definitely hydrating himself before, during and after his
workouts.

“Training during Ramadan is hard because there’s no food or drink…
We’re not going to get water after the session, so you better
toughen it out,” Muhammad said on a UFC 317 Countdown video. “You
don’t know how hard you can push your body until you actually have
to push it… It’s getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. And
I think that’s why a lot of the time I get stronger during Ramadan…
I know Jack’s not going to do that. He’s drinking water after his
practice. So that just makes me work that much harder, push that
much harder. And I’m not going to break in the cage because I’m not
breaking in the practice room.”

Muhammad is riding an 11-fight winning streak, leaving behind most
of the welterweight elites in his wake. His long route to
championship glory finally came to fruition with a dominant
unanimous decision win over Leon
Edwards at UFC 304. Meanwhile, Maddalena hasn’t lost since
dropping his first two pro-outings in 2016. The Australian
powerhouse has seven UFC wins to his name with five finishes.