Current UFC Champion Pushing For Spot In WWE’s 2025 Royal Rumble?

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Every year WWE’s Royal Rumble provides fans with memorable moments. The event marks the kickoff of the Road to WrestleMania too. In past Rumbles, we’ve had some major star power inside the ring. More often than not, the surprise entrants are from the wrestling world.

For example, WWE legends and Hall of Famers like Kevin Nash come to mind. Sometimes, we get a major crossover with an entertainer, as has happened with Bad Bunny. Other times we even get TNA talent, like Mickie James and Jordynne Grace.

Also Read: Did WWE Hall-of-Famer Mick Foley Just Hint At Surprise Return in 2025 Royal Rumble?

But with the UFC and WWE being under the same umbrella, could a top star from the Octagon make a surprise appearance in the 2025 Royal Rumble?

UFC Welterweight King Belal Muhammad Hoping For 2025 Royal Rumble Spot

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At UFC 311 this past weekend, WWE’s Cathy Kelley interviewed reigning UFC middleweight champ Belal Muhammad. And he said he absolutely wants a spot in the Royal Rumble. More than that, he was hoping WWE superstar CM Punk would help make his dream a reality.

Punk, himself an MMA fan and former UFC competitor, happened to be at the event and has previously trained with the UFC star. He fed into Muhammad’s wrestling dream, saying that you really never know who will show up in the Rumble.

If WWE (and in this case, UFC and TKO) want Belal Muhammad in the 2025 Royal Rumble it seems likely it will happen. What could prevent this from happening is Muhammad’s current situation.

Specifically, Belal Muhammad is the current UFC Welterweight Champion. It seems unlikely that UFC and Dana White would want to risk a freak injury to a champion, just to allow him to fulfill a childhood dream. However, since, he has no fight scheduled yet that certainly increases the possibility.

Also Read: Where does Belal Muhammad land in our latest UFC pound-for-pound rankings?

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