Overview
- During media availability in Qatar, the 37-year-old welterweight compared training with younger partners to “the Epstein files without the sex.”
- He cited Ignacio Bahamondes and said he now trains with Bahamondes’ 17-year-old younger brother whom he called “a monster.”
- Clips of the exchange circulated widely, drawing stunned reactions from prominent MMA voices including Ariel Helwani and popular fight accounts.
- Muhammad is scheduled to face Ian Machado Garry in Saturday’s co-main event in Qatar, a return after a May defeat ended his six-year unbeaten run.
- Outlets noted speculation that leadership could address the remark, but there has been no confirmed disciplinary action or official comment from the UFC.