UFC champion withdraws from fight against Rakhmonov, according to insider sources.

The champion of the UFC welterweight division, American Belal Muhammad (24-3), has withdrawn from his fight against Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0), as reported by Vesti.kz.

This information was shared on social media platform X by well-known Australian insider Brandon Bradford. He mentioned that Belal sustained an injury. The journalist, who has 10.5 thousand followers on X, did not provide any further details.

He noted that he cannot vouch for the accuracy of his source, but believes this scenario is quite likely.

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Apparently Belal might be out

He also posted a humorous entry showing Rakhmonov's reaction to this news.

— Benny P 🇦🇺 (@Bendaman2001)

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Let us remind you that the fight between Rakhmonov and Muhammad is scheduled for December 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (USA) and will headline UFC 310.