“There aren't many options.” The favorite of the fight between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Belal Muhammad has been named – Boxing/MMA

MMAFighting.com columnist Jed Meshew assessed the chances of the second number in the ranking UFC welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov in a fight with the current division champion Belal Muhammadreports Sports.kz.

“Will Shavkat’s fight with Ian Garry make him reconsider his forecast for the fight with Belal? Not really. Before UFC 310, I was absolutely confident that Rakhmonov would beat Muhammad because he is an exceptional fighter and the stylistic fight was going in his favor. I still mostly think that way, but now I'm moving from the “very confident” to the “fairly confident” stage. Belal is a great fighter and he has all the tools he needs, but they are not the same tools that Garry has. Muhammad is no match for Garry's striking skills, and I'm still…