Belal Muhammad shouldn’t be afraid of Shavkat Rakhmonov. At the very least, that’s what his coach says.
After bringing the UFC welterweight title dwelling to Chicago following a dominant choice victory over Leon Edwards in Manchester, ‘Bear in mind The Identify’ is about to place his gold up for grabs towards one of the harmful fighters within the division at UFC 310 on Saturday, December 7.
Rakhmonov goes into his first title alternative with a formidable 18-0 report. Maybe extra spectacular is the truth that ‘Nomad’ has completed each man that’s been put in entrance of him, together with six-straight wins below the UFC banner.
Belal Muhammad’s coach is happy to crack rakhmonov’s code
Rakhmonov’s popularity undoubtedly precedes him, however Muhammad’s coach, Mike Valle, says that neither he nor the champ is afraid of stepping contained in the Octagon with the fast-rising fan favourite.
“It’s an awesome problem,” Valle informed MMA Junkie. “It’s an awesome code to crack. I can’t watch for it. There’s all this hype behind him and he’s an awesome man. He’s an awesome fighter, too. Belal is unreal, too. He’s the very best on the earth at preventing.
“And he’s the very best on the earth at going again, going sideways, placing strain, not going to the bottom. So it doesn’t matter the place the struggle could happen. He’s prepared to go ahead, return, go to the aspect, struggle on prime, struggle behind. It actually doesn’t scare us. No matter it’s, let’s go” (h/t BJPenn.com).
In his final three outings, Rakhmonov has earned wins towards welterweight staples Neil Magny, Geoff Neal, and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.
Muhammad rides into ‘Sin Metropolis’ sitting on a 10-fight win streak that dates again to a win towards Curtis Millender in April 2019.
