The last fight of Belal Muhammad was held in October, after which he became the Welterweight title holder in UFC 304. It includes Muhammad challenging Leon Edwards and winning the title from him. It was a great moment for him because he became a title holder after a long time, and was permitted to fight with the champion. After that fight the next possible fighter that could face the winner of this fight for the UFC Welterweight title is Shavkat Rakhmonov.
He will be facing Muhammad in the up-and-coming UFC events and will be attempting to prove himself why he is the best in the division. But, in the interview with Rakhmonov, he said that he accepted the fight but to everyone’s surprise Muhammad declined the fight against the Welterweight Division challenger.
Timing issue from Belal Muhammad
UFC 306 card is approaching and after the UFC 307 and 308 have big fights coming up. So Muhammad vs Rakhmonov will be difficult to take place as a main event in the near UFC cards but it can be possible as a C0-main event. But Rakhmonov disclosed the news to the public that he was offered to fight the new Welterweight Champion but when Muhammad was asked to fight the challenger he denied it. The reason for denying the challenge was because of the timing issue. Muhammad was not ready to defend his title at a time when UFC wanted to fix for the title. Rakhmonov himself said this to MMA fighting:
“I’ve already been offered a fight to fight Belal and I accepted the fight against Belal. But unfortunately, he declined to fight me due to the timing issues. He wasn’t ready to defend his belt at that time. So we’ll see what’s going to happen and when he’s going to be ready so I will be able to fight him.”
Claims of Belal Muhammad
The fight between Edwards and Muhammad was very close and Edwards gave him a very tough time but at the last moment the challenger won. Putting the title at risk again will be a tough challenge for Muhammad because he already waited for the title for one year and if he loses it in a few months then it will be a heartbreaking moment for Muhammad but he has something different to offer. Muhammad said after he is the Title holder that he’ll be actively fighting other challengers and will be defending his title but according to Rakhmonov he has not fulfilled what he said, but let’s see what happens in the future and what decision Muhammad makes.
“Before he became a champion, and after he won the belt, he said he’s going to be an active champion and he will defend his belt more often, but at the moment he wasn’t backing up what he said, you know? So let’s see what’s going to happen, when he’s going to be ready to fight me.”
Final Thoughts
Belal Muhammad will have to defend his title someday and if he defeats Rakhmonov and defends his title against a couple of other fighters then he’ll be the one reigning the Welterweight Division with full power. And that seems to turn into reality because Muhammad continuously trains with the Dagistani beasts. What are your thoughts about Belal Muhammad defending his title against Shavkat Rakhmonov? Feel free to use the comment section to let us know.
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