There’s some excellent news for UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad.

Final month, it was revealed that Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was not going to be making his first title protection towards Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 attributable to some severe well being points. Muhammad suffered a nasty toe an infection that despatched him to the hospital and compelled his withdrawal from the combat.

Effectively, now, three weeks later, issues are trying up for the 36-year-old.

“It’s been a tough, troublesome three weeks, however we received information right now that, I went strolling up the steps yesterday and I received so many messages, ‘What are you doing? What are you doing?’, however the physician gave me clearance,” Muhammad stated on the newest episode of “Keep in mind the Present.” “He stated the toe seems to be good, and the wound is absolutely closed, so I began jogging on it. The one factor is that I received 10 days left of the antibiotics, so on Dec. 1 the PICC line comes out, and we’re all programs go. Now I can see the end line. It feels so good.”

With Muhammad’s damage, there was discuss of a possible implementation of an interim belt. Nevertheless, given Muhammad wasn’t going to be out for too lengthy, the UFC as an alternative booked a title eliminator bout between Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry for the co-main occasion of UFC 310, selling the uFC flyweight title bout between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura to the principle occasion.

Muhammad is proud of the best way issues have been dealt with by the UFC in his division.

“Actually, I’m completely happy that there was no interim belt. I didn’t assume it was wanted,” Muhammad stated. “However yeah, I feel the matchup makes plenty of sense while you take a look at the division. It made extra sense than Buckley and Ian Garry. I feel Shavkat and Ian Garry, each undefeated, each guys which are proper there on the high, they usually have each referred to as one another out earlier than. It makes plenty of sense, and I’m excited to see the way it goes.”