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Matthew Wells

Injured Belal Muhammad responds to Shavkat Rakhmonov’s call for interim title: ‘It’s six weeks, not six months I’m off’

UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad disagrees with Shavkat Rakhmonov’s idea for an interim title fight while sidelined with an injury, but he can also see an upside.

Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was set to defend his recently acquired title for the first time in the UFC 310 main event against undefeated contender Shavkat Rakhmonov. However, a toe infection forced the champ out of the Dec. 7 date at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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