Ian Machado Garry to face Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 after Belal Muhammad withdraws

bleacherreport.com — November 16, 2024 at 01:01 PM UTC

Shavkat Rakhmonov will face Ian Machado Garry at UFC 310 on December 7, after welterweight champion Belal Muhammad withdrew due to a foot injury. Rakhmonov was initially set to fight Muhammad in the main event. Rakhmonov expressed willingness to fight for an interim title, suggesting Kamaru Usman as a potential opponent. However, Muhammad stated he only needs six weeks to recover, opposing the idea of an interim title fight. Both Rakhmonov and Garry are undefeated in their careers, with Rakhmonov holding an 18-0 record and Garry at 15-0. The event will also feature a flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.

With a significance score of 2.9, this news ranks in the top 23% of today's 18719 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 9000 minimalists.

Timeline:

[2.9]

Dana White announces UFC updates during Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight (postandcourier.com)

116d 23h

Link Source

[2.7]

Ian Garry to face Shavkat Rakhmonov in co-main event at UFC 310 (irishmirror.ie)

117d 8h

Link Source

[2.5]

Colby Covington set to return against Joaquin Buckley on December 14 (espn.com)

117d 8h

Link Source

[3.1]

Colby Covington to face Joaquin Buckley in UFC Tampa main event (mmafighting.com)

117d 9h

Link Source

[2.9]

Ian Machado Garry to face Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 after Belal Muhammad withdraws (bleacherreport.com)

117d 9h

Link Source

[2.6]

Dana White announces new main events for UFC 310 and UFC Tampa (forbes.com)

117d 13h

Link Source

[2.7]

Dana White reveals new main and co-main events for UFC 310 after champion's injury (bloodyelbow.com)

117d 15h

Link Source