The UFC champion could have lost his leg before the fight with Shavkat Rakhmonov – Boxing/MMA
American fighter Belal Muhammad (24-3) spoke about the infection in his leg, due to which he was forced to withdraw from the fight against the Kazakhstani Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0), Sports.kz reports.
“Now my leg has been cleaned and I can walk.” But how can I now get back to where I was? I literally did 50 push-ups and felt like I was in a war and got hit by a truck. I was like, “This is what it’s like to be out of shape? This is crazy,” says Muhammad.
The UFC champion also admitted that he was ready to take extreme measures to quickly return to the Octagon.
“It got to the point where I thought, ‘What if I got rid of the finger? What do I need to do to get back there as quickly as possible? But, as the doctor said, it looked like an infection…