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The MMA world received a hell of a jolt when it was announced that reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder Belal Muhammad was forced to withdraw from his scheduled title defense against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 in December. It left the UFC in a sticky predicament. What should the promotion do for its final pay-per-view main event of the year now that its previously plans have been nixed?