According to the announcement from UFC, one of the focal matches of UFC 310 event (taking place in December 2024) is the confrontation between Shavkat Rakhmonov and Belal Muhammad. This is also the match that determines Welterweight UFC belt, where Muhammad is the reigning championship.
Belal Muhammad became the owner of the Welterweight UFC championship in July 2024. It was the time when he won against Leon Edwards at UFC 304, thereby taking the opponent's belt. Muhammad competed at UFC for 8 years to be eligible for the championship, after 18 matches.
As for Shavkat Rakhmonov, the Kazakhstan boxer has been considered an emerging star of UFC recently. Rakhmonov held the Russian MMA M-1 championship, before signing a contract with UFC. He attracted attention when he won the first half on the day of the UFC tournament.
From 2020 to now, Rakhmonov has a series of 6 consecutive victories at UFC. Those are early victories, with a knockout victory and 5 victories with Submission. In the last time playing, Rakhmonov won Stephen Thompson at UFC 296, thereby eligible for the championship.
Similar to many boxers who used to forge in Russia, Shavkat Rakhmonov mature with the Sambo competition, the Martial Arts Chien was trained by the Russian army. That helps Shavkat Rakhmonov owns a perfect performance table with 18 wins (8 no, 10 submission).