Shavkat Rakhmonov was “deprived” of the UFC champion title – Boxing/MMA

American journalist Liga Combate Eric Alexander assessed the chances of the Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0) to win the title fight with the American Belal Muhammad (24-3), Sports.kz reports.

“I'll tell you something that will be controversial… Belal can beat Shawkat,” Alexander wrote in X.

Let us remind you that Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated the Irishman Ian Garry (15-1) by unanimous decision, but did not impress many experts and fans. In the next fight, Rakhmonov will fight with Muhammad for the UFC welterweight title – Belal currently holds the belt. They were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 310, but the champion withdrew due to health issues.

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