A lot is going on in the UFC’s welterweight division.
With UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad withdrawing from his first title defense at UFC 310 due to injury, the promotion was forced to make some big changes.
These changes were two important bookings: Ian Machado Garry was pulled from his fight against Joaquin Buckley on Dec. 14, and matched up with Shavkat Rakhmonov, who was supposed to challenge Muhammad. With Machado Garry out, Buckley was given former title challenger Colby Covington for the Dec. 14 Fight Night in Tampa, Fla.