Shavkhat Rakhmonov was all set to challenge Belal Muhammad for the undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown, but fate had other plans.
The Kill Cliff Fight Club rep will look to maintain his position as No. 1 contender when he tackles Ian Garry in the UFC 310 co-main event on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rakhmonov enters the cage with a perfect 18-0 record in tow. He last competed at UFC 296, where he took care of Stephen Thompson with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their Dec. 16 encounter. Garry, meanwhile, carries an unblemished 15-0 record into the Octagon as a short-notice replacement for Muhammad. He last saw action on June 29, when he laid…
