Belal Muhammad competed in the main event of UFC Fight Night 187, fighting Leon Edwards to a no contest after an accidental eye poke from Edwards to Muhammad.
Muhammad has now taken to Twitter to issue a statement on what went down this past Saturday Night, revealing that his eye has suffered no permanent damage:
My heart is shattered my first main event ended like that but Gods the best of planners im sorry to the fans and the @ufc you deserved a full fight.. Alhamdillah the vision is coming back and no permanent damage to the eye I’ll be back and want to run it back @Leon_edwardsmma pic.twitter.com/5xsvhmZ5Uh
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 14, 2021
The fighter has called for a rematch with Edwards, who seems less receptive to the idea.