Newly-crowned UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad was anticipated to make his first 170-pound title protection towards undefeated division contender Shavkat Rakhmonov atop the UFC 310 pay-per-view (PPV) card subsequent month in Las Vegas; nevertheless, a nasty bone an infection bounced “Bear in mind the Title” from the “Sin Metropolis” lineup.
Rakhmonov was fast to name for an interim title combat whereas the champ recovers.
“I may see them making an attempt to do one thing with Shavkat, however he’s calling for an interim title combat and I’m like, interim title combat? Bro, it’s six weeks, not six months that I’m off,” Muhammad informed Jon Anik. “However even for myself, in the event that they need to simply try this to make it a most important occasion … I imply, I don’t actually care about it in the event that they need to make it a title combat regardless as a result of they know who has the true belt. So for me, I do know who my subsequent opponent is gonna be. If he desires to attend, it’s gonna be us.”
Muhammad just isn’t the one one towards (one other) substitute strap.
“We’ve obtained to cease with the interim title, there’s no must make an interim title,” former UFC heavyweight champion and present shade commentator, Daniel Cormier, stated in the course of the UFC Edmonton Fan Q&A. “Belal simply gained the belt in June or July? Again after I was preventing, in case you obtained harm, you had a 12 months earlier than they made an interim champion. Now, it’s like persons are calling for interim titles — you’ll be able to nearly will your self into an interim title championship at this level.”
Which will clarify the motivation behind this pointless title combat.
No phrase but on how the promotion plans to fill the UFC 310 headliner, however we are able to say with some extent of certainty that it gained’t be this highly-anticipated title combat. As well as, six weeks places Muhammad again contained in the cage round January, assuming his present restoration timeline continues on schedule.
UFC 311 in Los Angeles doesn’t but have a championship most important occasion.
