Undefeated welterweights will battle it out for top contender position at UFC 310 . When welterweight champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was forced out of his title defense against Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Dec. 7 due to a bone infection in his foot, Rakhmonov called for an interim title fight against Kamaru Usman. Both Ian Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and Joaquin Buckley, who were scheduled to face each other in the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner on Dec. 14, threw their name in the hat to face Rakhmonov
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Shavkat Rakhmonov meets Ian Machado Garry in five-round bout at UFC 310 – MMA Junkie