Arlovski has received backlash for comments he made about the late “Rumble” Johnson in a recent interview. Arlovski lost to Johnson by unanimous decision
World Series of Fighting banner in 2013, and he recently said he believes he won that fight. The Belarusian then said that he still won because he was still alive and Johnson had passed away.
Although Arlovski has since apologized, Muhammad says the incident reflects the world today.
Why Belal Muhammad took on Andrei Arlovski’s Anthony Johnson comments
Johnson died in 2022 at the age of 38. Following Arlovski’s comments on the same topic, Muhammad claims that the world has reached a point where people no longer bother to hide their insensitive thoughts. According to the first
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion, people are willing to sacrifice for humanity’s attention on social media.
“It’s not just MMA,” Muhammad Xs wrote. “The world is rotting. There was a time when people hid behind fake accounts to say stupid things they were too ashamed to say in public. Now the masks are off. The side of people they used to hide behind closed doors is now out. We live in a world where people care so badly they are so desperate. Respect, decency and basic humanity are being sacrificed for clicks and views… saddest is that people start to think it’s normal.
It’s not just MMA. …It is the world that rots. There was a time when people hid behind fake accounts to say stupid things they were too ashamed to say in public. …Now the masks are off. The side of people they previously kept hidden behind closed doors is now out. We live in a world where people are so desperate for a viral moment that they don’t care if the attention is good or bad. Respect, decency and basic humanity are being sacrificed for clicks and views… the saddest thing is that people are starting to think this is normal.
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170)
November 8, 2026