Recently-crowned UFC champion Belal Muhammad has been called out by unbeaten welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov.
has only held the UFC welterweight belt for less than a month, but he already has one challenger eager to claim the division’s next title shot., who he’d previously met in a 2021 UFC Fight Night main event that ended in the second round due to an eye poke.
A fairly dominant unanimous decision win saw Muhammad stun Edwards and claim the UFC welterweight strap, and although the newly-crowned champion has no shortage of options for his first title defense it appears that #3-rankedA perfect 18-0 in his professional career, Rakhomonov joined the UFC in 2020 and has preserved his 100% finishing rate across six fights with the world’s leading MMA promotion.
“Nomad” most recently submitted two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 296, and at the moment it seems that the only potential obstacle to him challenging Muhammad is former UFC Welterweight Champion Alright enough of the nice guy… you were never chasing me Bum. You were barely in rankings when i dominated the division. FYI I have a win over Leon son 🤫“The Nigerian Nightmare” has been trading words with Muhammad online in the aftermath of UFC 304.
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