UFC 310 is scheduled for Saturday, December 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Belal Muhammad (24-3, 1 NC) was supposed to defend his Welterweight Championship against No. 3 ranked contender Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0) in the main event of the show.
On Wednesday, Benny P reported that Muhammad had pulled out of the UFC 310 fight against Rakhmonov.
Al Zullino stated, “Belal Muhammad is out of his title bout against Shavkat Rakhmonov, which was supposed to happen on December 7th at #UFC310, multiple sources confirmed to me after rumors started spreading in recent days. The UFC is actively looking for a replacement fight, I’m told.”
Belal Muhammad won the Welterweight Title at UFC 304, defeating Leon Edwards via unanimous decision.