Shavkat Rakhmonov is prepared to save lots of UFC 310, ideally by preventing for the interim welterweight title.
Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was scheduled to problem champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) within the Dec. 7 predominant occasion at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, however Muhammad was compelled out resulting from a bone an infection in his foot.
Having not competed since submitting Stephen Thompson this previous December at UFC 296, undefeated Rakhmonov is keen for his title alternative. He steered an interim welterweight title struggle vs. former champ Kamaru Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC).
“I consider there are worthy opponents out there,” Rakhmonov mentioned by means of an interpreter on “The Ariel Helwani Present.” “I’m prepared to save lots of the cardboard too if it’s for the interim belt. I consider Usman is a worthy opponent who’s going to be prepared to leap in to face me.”
Rakhmonov’s supervisor, Sayat Abdrakhmanov, revealed that the UFC is presently engaged on discovering him an opponent for UFC 310.
“Proper now, negotiations are occurring,” Abdrakhmanov mentioned. “Clearly there’s speaking. I don’t know if they’re speaking to another person, however I’m certain they provided it to Kamaru, too.”
Muhammad dismissed the thought of an interim title, claiming that he solely wants six weeks to heal. Rakhmonov expects Muhammad to be out for longer than that and thinks successful the interim belt would solely make their struggle larger.
“We don’t know when Belal goes to be again,” Rakhmonov mentioned. “These sort of accidents, infections, they may say it’s six weeks, however take a look at JDM (Jack Della Maddalena). It took him lots longer. It’s good for Belal, too, as a result of it’s going to make the struggle larger. It’s going to be champ vs. champ, so each time Belal is prepared, after I safe the interim title, I’m going to struggle him.”
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