Belal Muhammad (born July 9, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Welterweight Champion.

[9] Shortly after a TKO victory over Steve Carl to become the Titan Fighting Championships Welterweight Champion, and push his record to 9–0, Muhammad signed with the UFC in 2016.

[16] However, on October 24, Good was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test sample collected ten days earlier.

[19] Muhammad was a short notice replacement and stepped in to face Randy Brown on February 11, 2017, at UFC 208.

[23] Muhammad was expected to face Jesse Taylor on November 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs.

[24] However, on September 13, it was announced that Taylor was pulled from the card after being notified by USADA of a potential doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition drug test conducted on August 22.

[27] Muhammad was expected to face Niko Price on June 1, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.

[28] However, Price was removed from the bout on May 22 for undisclosed reasons and replaced by promotional newcomer Chance Rencountre.

[30] Muhammad was scheduled to meet Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos on September 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 137.

[44] Muhammad was expected to face Sean Brady on December 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 183.

[45] However in late October, Brady had a broken nose and had to pull out of their bout,[46] and he was replaced by Dhiego Lima.

[54] Muhammad faced Stephen Thompson on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs.

[67] However, due to a bone infection in his foot, Muhammad was forced to withdraw, delaying his first title defense.

[68] Muhammad was scheduled to compete against Tarek Suleiman in the no gi co-main event of ADXC 1 on October 20, 2023.

[73] On June 1, 2020, businesses owned by Muhammad's father and cousins in Chicago were looted and destroyed as a result of the George Floyd unrest.