Pros react after Belal Muhammad defeats Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 51

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 51 event was headlined by a welterweight rematch between Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad.

Luque (21-8-1 MMA) and Muhammad (21-3 MMA) had originally collided way back at UFC 205 in November of 2016. That night it was ‘The Silent Assassin’ emerging victorious by way of first round knockout.

Vicente Luque entered tonight’s UFC Vegas 51 headliner sporting a four-fight winning streak, his most recent being a submission victory over Michael Chiesa. All four of the Brazilian-American’s previous wins had come by way of stoppage.

Meanwhile, Belal Muhammad was returning to action for the first time since December, where he had scored a unanimous decision victory over Stephen Thompson to extend his undefeated streak to seven fights in a row.

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 51 main event resulted in a twenty-five minute battle. Belal Muhammad showcased some improved striking and strong grappling to frustrate Vicente Luque throughout the course of the fight. While ‘The Silent Assassin’ appeared to be doing better in the late stages of the contest, timely takedowns by Muhammad kept his comeback at bay.

Official UFC Vegas 51 Result: Belal Muhammad def. Vicente Luque by unanimous decision (49-46 x2, 48-47)

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Luque vs. Muhammad 2’ below:

Belal has nice thighs #UFCVegas51

— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) April 17, 2022

Main event time! #UFCVegas51

— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) April 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/Cody_Durden/status/1515531919689195522

I’m torn between this one! #UFCVegas51

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/chitoveraUFC/status/1515532778523168772

Those calf kicks are going to add up fast.

— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) April 17, 2022

Luque has always reminded me of a bigger welterweight version of Pedro Munhoz. His shape, calf kicks, front kicks, forward pressure.#Amirite? #UFCVegas51

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/seanbradymma/status/1515529069223460872

High level strategic fight #lugueVSmuhammad2#UFCVegas51

— GIGACHAD (@giga_chikadze) April 17, 2022

Belal is 2-for-2 on his takedowns due to great timing, but Luque needs more resistance than that. Muhammed has won the first two rounds #UFCVegas51

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 17, 2022

Bounce back round for Luque. He's dominating on the feet, but needs to defend these takedowns better if he's gonna win the fight! #UFCVegas51

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 17, 2022

Lugue keeps opening his legs to let belal pass to create scramble to get up and belal bites every time.

— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) April 17, 2022

Let’s go #mainevent Muhammad @bullyb170 ! #UFCVegas51 @ufc fighting during #Ramadan #respect

— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) April 17, 2022

Can Luque stop Belal Muhammad's takedown attempts? That's what this 5th round, and possibly entire fight comes down to. #UFCVegas51

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 17, 2022

Post-fight reactions to Belal Muhammad defeating Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 51:

.@bullyb170 stuck to his gameplan for 25 minutes. Love it or hate it, he relied on his strengths and it won him this fight! #UFCVegas51

— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) April 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/Justin_Gaethje/status/1515540319856594944

Remember the name!!!!!! @bullyb170 @ufc

— player/coach (@CMPunk) April 17, 2022

Congrats @bullyb170

— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) April 17, 2022

https://twitter.com/Showtimepettis/status/1515541019277901824

Wrestling, wrestling, wrestling. Oh yea, and wrestling! #UFCVegas51 https://t.co/q8HvDUy8WE

— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 17, 2022

Following his impressive win, ‘Remember the Name’ called for a fight with Colby Covington.

Who would you like to see Belal Muhammad fight next following his victory over Vicente Luque at tonight’s UFC Vegas 51 event?