UFC champion Belal Muhammad gives update on health issues

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 in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 as a consequence of some severe well being points. Muhammad suffered a nasty toe an infection that despatched him to the hospital and compelled his withdrawal from the struggle.

Properly, now, three weeks later, issues are wanting up for the 36-year-old.

“It’s been a tough, troublesome three weeks, however we received information immediately 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 mentioned on the newest episode of “Bear in mind the Present.” “He mentioned the toe appears to be like 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 speak 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 primary occasion.

Muhammad is pleased with the way in which 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 suppose it was wanted,” Muhammad mentioned. “However yeah, I believe the matchup makes quite a lot of sense while you have a look at the division. It made extra sense than Buckley and Ian Garry. I believe Shavkat and Ian Garry, each undefeated, each guys which might be proper there on the high, and so they have each referred to as one another out earlier than. It makes quite a lot of sense, and I’m excited to see the way it goes.”