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Muhammad recently said that his goal for the new year is to return to the win column. Buckley wants Muhammad to specify “when” he is looking to get the win. Also looking to rebound from a loss, Buckley called out the former welterweight champion for a clash at UFC 326 on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Targeting Vegas
“Happy New Year, big fella. Yeah, Belal, I like that, 2026 – you’re trying to get a win,” Buckley said on Instagram. “But when are you trying to get a win? W-H-E-N. Because when you’re taking these goals, and you’re making big plans for the new year, you gotta be real specific. So put a date on it. See, I got a date for you: March 7, let’s make it happen in Vegas. Let’s run, and we can both aim for our goals: to get a win, a W-I-N. Let’s go.”
Muhammad (24-5) lost the welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena in an upset last year, marking the end of an 11-fight unbeaten streak. “Remember the Name” has since suffered another unanimous decision loss against Ian Garry at UFC Qatar this past November. Meanwhile, Buckley (21-7) was riding a six-fight winning streak with four finishes since 2023 that ended with a loss against former champ Kamaru Usman in June 2025.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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