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Belal Muhammad ‘Likely’ to make fighting return in year-End title bout at UFC 310

Newly-minted undisputed welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad has yet to book his first title defense since his ascension to the throne earlier this summer, however, according to his long-time manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the gold holder is expected to feature in December at a year-end UFC 310 pay-per-view card.

Belal Muhammad, the current undisputed welterweight champion, managed to land the divisional crown back in July — rematching Leon Edwards in an impressive unanimous decision shutout win at UFC 304 in Manchester, achieving Octagon spoils at the first time of trying.

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And in the time since, the Illinois-born wrestling star has welcomed a slew of potential challengers to his throne, in the form of former undisputed champion and pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman, and the unbeaten finishing phenom, Shavkat Rakhmonov, namely.