On the night of October 31 in Vietnam time, Belal Muhammad personally confirmed that he would not attend the UFC 310 event as scheduled. The reason for the defending champion Welterweight to withdraw is because he suffered from toes infection, had to be hospitalized for emergency treatment.
Preliminary evaluation from doctors shows that Belal Muhammad needs absolute rest for 6 weeks or more to completely recover. That also means, Belal Muhammad will not be able to return to training until the end of this year, and can take a break longer than expected.
Initially, UFC planned to protect the belt for Belal Muhammad at UFC 310, the last major event of 2024. UFC 310 was set to take place on December 8 in the US. To confirm that he did not lie about his health status, Belal Muhammad also took photos of his feet and shared on social networks.
With Belal Muhammad injury and unable to play, UFC was forced to find a new opponent for Shavkat Rakhmonov. This is the match that Rakhmonov has been waiting for nearly 1 year. He can play a normal class, or temporarily painted in December.
Shavkat Rakhmonov himself said he was ready to confront any boxer at the UFC 310 event. Shavkat Rakhmonov also sent greetings to Belal Muhammad and hope he will get better soon.