Unbeaten welterweight contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov has opened as a sizeable betting favorite to win the undisputed crown from Belal Muhammad by the end of the year according to bookmakers, with the duo set to headline UFC 310 in December.
Muhammad, the current undisputed welterweight champion, has been sidelined since he struck gold back in July on enemy soil in Manchester, landing a rematch unanimous decision shutout win over two-time foe, Leon Edwards in the pair’s UFC 304 headliner in the U.K.
For Rakhmonov, the current number three rated challenger has been out of action since he improved to 18-0 back in December of last year, handing former two-time title challenger, Stephen Thompson his first-ever submission loss to keep his finishing rate at 100 percent to boot.