BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A four-fight winning streak is nothing to sneeze at in the UFC, especially when it comes in the crowded welterweight division.

More wins usually get a fighter better placement on a card. If you get pushed down, it’s because the bill is stacked.

That doesn’t appear to be the case when it comes to Belal Muhammad(14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), who leads off Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. But he chooses to see the upside.

“It’s the first ESPN card – they need to hype it up, so they put me first to get the fans watching,” he told MMAjunkie in advance of his bout against Geoff Neal (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC). “I’m not one of those kind of thinkers that’s like, ‘Oh, why this? Why that?’ I mean, you don’t get extra money unless you’re main event. So it doesn’t matter to me where I’m at.”

Of course, Muhammad expects he’ll climb up the ladder if he can continue to win. Even in today’s star driven world, there’s only so long he can be denied big opportunities if he keeps winning. But for now, he’s a guy on the journey.

There is another added benefit to being the curtain jerker, too.

“I’m glad to get in and get out and watch the rest of the card,” he said.

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