UFC welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov believes Belal Muhammad won’t be lively as champion.
‘Bear in mind The Title’ is recent off his return to the cage final month in Manchester. In the primary occasion of UFC 304, Belal Muhammad confronted Leon Edwards in a rematch of their March 2021 encounter. Regardless of getting into the cage a large underdog, the Palestinian fighter outgrappled ‘Rocky’ en path to a unanimous determination win.
Following the victory, Belal Muhammad declared his intention to be an lively champion. Not lengthy after the win, the newly topped welterweight titleholder known as for a December return. In current weeks, Muhammad has said that he’ll defend his gold at UFC 310 towards both Shavkat Rakhmonov or Kamaru Usman.
For his half, ‘Nomad’ hasn’t competed since a second-round submission win over Stephen Thompson in December. That victory moved Shavkat Rakhmonov to a formidable 18-0 file, with all victories coming by means of end. Whereas the welterweight was briefly linked to a battle with Jack Della Maddalena, that bout failed to come back to fruition.
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After all of the discuss being an lively champion, reality is Belal isn’t even able to defend his title this yr https://t.co/tg7cy1sfxN
— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) August 28, 2024
I accepted the battle with madalena not my fault he’s injured
— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) August 28, 2024
Shavkat Rakhmonov takes intention at UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad
Belal Muhammad has repeatedly said that Shavkat Rakhmonov or not, he’ll seemingly compete at UFC 310 in December. Nonetheless, the latter doesn’t imagine that’s true. Taking to X earlier right this moment, Rakhmonov made a put up hitting at Muhammad for claiming to be an lively champion, however not planning to battle in December.
One fan questioned Shavkat Rakhmonov for not being lively himself, to which ‘Nomad’ replied that he’s been attempting to battle. He additionally confirmed that he was in discussions to face the aforementioned Maddalena, however resulting from an harm to the Australian, the bout wasn’t made. Regardless, it’s clear that Rakhmonov is prepared for a return to the cage.
For what it’s price, many, many fighters have already been linked to the UFC 310 card in December. Everybody from Conor McGregor to Islam Makhachev has been tied to the final pay-per-view of the yr.
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC welterweight? Do you wish to see Belal Muhammad vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov subsequent?
