The welterweight bout between Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad has been rescheduled to RAF13, set for September 19. The fight was previously expected to take place at an earlier event on the RAF Wrestling USA calendar.
The welterweight matchup between Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad has been rescheduled, with the bout now set to headline or feature on RAF13, slated for September 19. The fight had previously been slotted for an earlier date on the RAF Wrestling USA calendar before the move was made.
Muhammad, known as "Remember the Name," enters the bout carrying a 24-5-0 record and currently sits at number six in the welterweight division, with a top-ten pound-for-pound ranking of eighth. The 38-year-old American, who trains out of Roufusport, stands five-foot-eleven with a 72-inch reach. He lands 4.43 significant strikes per minute at a 43 percent accuracy rate and adds consistent wrestling pressure, averaging 2.14 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Covington, nicknamed "Chaos," holds a 17-5-0 record and is also 38 years old. The MMA Masters product shares the same height and reach as his opponent — five-foot-eleven and 72 inches — and fights out of an orthodox stance. Covington is one of the more relentless grapplers in the division, averaging 3.64 takedowns per 15 minutes, and lands 3.81 significant strikes per minute at 38 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- Both fighters are in their late 30s, lending urgency to a bout that could shape the near-term future of the welterweight division.
- Muhammad's current ranking of sixth means a strong performance could push him back toward title contention.
- The stylistic overlap is notable — both men are orthodox wrestlers of identical size, making positional control and pace likely to decide the outcome.
- The rescheduling to RAF13 on September 19 gives both camps additional preparation time following the earlier calendar shift.
