Shavkat Rakhmonov Wants To Fight Kamaru Usman For UFC interim welterweight title

Shavkat Rakhmonov pitched in the idea of fighting for the UFC interim welterweight title after Belal Muhammad announced his withdrawal from the title defense scheduled to take place on 10th December at UFC 310. Dana White and the UFC don’t seem to be too thrilled to entertain the idea of an interim welterweight belt.  Details about the replaced UFC 310 main event are yet to be announced publicly – either Shavkat will get a new opponent or his fight with Belal will get deferred to a later date. Shavkat wants Kamaru Usman as the replacement – it will be interesting to see if UFC can entertain any of his requests. 

Kamaru Usman vs. Shavkat light sparring. pic.twitter.com/tzg5muBgcS

Shavkat Rakhmonov on saving UFC 310 

Recently on The Ariel Helwani Show, Shavkat Rakhmonov explained how he wants to fight for the UFC interim welterweight title against Kamaru Usman. 

“I believe there are worthy opponents available,” Rakhmonov said, as quoted by mmajunkie.usatoday.com.“I’m ready to save the card too if it’s for the interim belt. I believe Usman is a worthy opponent who’s going to be ready to jump in to face me.” 

Shavkat Rakhmonov on Belal Muhammad’s injury 

“We don’t know when Belal is going to be back, These kind of injuries, infections, they might say it’s six weeks, but look at JDM (Jack Della Maddalena). It took him a lot longer. It’s good for Belal, too, because it’s going to make the fight bigger. It’s going to be champ vs. champ, so whenever Belal is ready, after I secure the interim title, I’m going to fight him.”