Vicente Luque is coming off of a tough loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 51. The fight went all five rounds with Muhammad able to stifle the Brazilian's offense and win four rounds to one.

After the fight, Vicente Luque spoke with Ag Fight and detailed what went wrong for him in the fight. The UFC welterweight admits Belal Muhammad had an excellent game plan and he had a lot of trouble with him.

“The stance switching really confused me,” Luque said. “I wasn’t expecting it. I really expected him to fight orthodox, like he does most fights, so I was surprised. There are no excuses, though. I was feeling well, I was prepared, I didn’t gas. I think we both got equally tired. He was able to find his takedowns, though.

“He connected some good shots, and so did I. I think it was really close on the feet, maybe I landed the harder shots. But takedowns and ground control ended up getting him the win. Kudos to him.”

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Belal Muhammad is currently in his prime and he has found a way to continue to find ways to beat opponents like Vicente Luque. Every one of his fights at the top of the division has seen him use different gameplans and he has been very successful so far.

It will have to be seen what is next for Vicente Luque after UFC Vegas 51. Many are hoping that he gets matched up with an exciting striker next like Jorge Masvidal or someone in the top-10 at welterweight.