Seeing an undisputed welterweight championship struggle fall off UFC 310 subsequent month, unbeaten finisher, Shavkat Rakhmonov is presently in talks to stay on the December card in keeping with his supervisor, in addition to welcoming the prospect to compete for interim spoils in opposition to Kamaru Usman.
Shavkat Rakhmonov, the present quantity three rated welterweight contender, was scheduled to take primary occasion honors at UFC 310 subsequent month in his premiere title struggle beneath the banner of the promotion.
Nevertheless, final week, defending titleholder, Belal Muhammad confirmed his withdrawal from the championship protection, citing a bone an infection in his foot forward of the huge title outing.
Shavkat Rakhmonov welcomes Kamaru Usman pairing at UFC 310
And linked with a possible interim title struggle on the identical ultimate flagship occasion of the annum, in keeping with Rakhmonov’s supervisor, his consumer remains to be in talks to characteristic at UFC 310 — earlier than welcoming the prospect to tackle former dominant undisputed gold holder, Usman.
“Yeah, proper now negotiations are occurring [to keep him at UFC 310],” Shavkat Rakhmonov’s supervisor informed Ariel Helwani. “I don’t know in the event that they’re speaking to another person [but] I’m certain they provided Kamaru (Usman), too.”
Within the midst of a spectacular eighteen-fight unbeaten run all through his combined martial arts profession, Rakhmonov maintained his staggering 100% ending spree again in December of final 12 months, courtesy of a submission win over veteran former two-time title challenger, Stephen Thompson.
As for Usman, the previous pound-for-pound primary fighter on the promotion’s books, has been sidelined for a over a 12 months now, most lately making an impromptu middleweight stroll in a short-notice pairing in opposition to the undefeated, Khamzat Chimaev in Abu Dhabi.
With no win since a 2021 rematch with former interim gold holder, Colby Covington, Usman would flip in a unanimous resolution win over the outspoken veteran of their grudge pairing.
