Shavkat Rakhmonov was somewhat overlooked on 10 May in De Build to the Welterweight Title Fight.
After their matchup at UFC 310 fell on due to an injury to the champion, Shavkat Rakhmonov could not be confronted with Belal Muhammad on UFC 315 in Montreal.
The undefeated competition has been set to the sidelines for some time because of some injuries, but the Welterweight division has not prevented that from continuing.
Together with Islam Makhachev seem to find itself to the division after Jack della Maddalena Muhammad had defeated to become the new champion, there are several other viable contenders.
Della Maddalena was also called by Ian Machado Garry, so that it was left to Rakhmonov to finally break his silence when he gave his thoughts about how everything played on Saturday night.
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Shavkat Rakhmonov sends a message to Jack della Maddalena and the rest of the Welterweight Division
Shavkat Rakhmonov has not posted anything on his X, formerly Twitter, account since he spoke about the chance to fight for the title on UFC 315.
It was this decision that Jack della Maddalena brought in the first place in a title shot after the emerging competition was originally planned to fight Leon Edwards in March.
We still do not know when 'Nomad' is ready to compete again and that is reasonably taking care of him when it comes to other contenders who push their way to the front of the line.
Sean Brady, who replaced Della Maddalena's, has already moved one place above him in the ranking of 170 pounds to claim the position of #1-Continent.
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This does not seem to disturb Rakhmonov, who is convinced that when he returns, he will receive the title shot that he earned by beating Ian Machado Garry last December.
He congratulated the new champion of the division in a social media post before he reminded both Della Maddalena and the rest of the division that although he is not active at the moment, he is not going anywhere.
“Congratulations to JDM. It was great achievements after a long stopover and injuries. You know that I am the real challenge at 170. Sooner or later my time will come”
Congratulations to JDM. It was great achievements after a long stop and injuries. You know that I am the real challenge at 170. Sooner or later my time will come
– Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) 11 May 2025
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Matchmaking the UFC's Welterweight Division before Savkat Rakhmonov returns
It seems that the next welterweight title fight will be Jack della Maddalena who defends the belt against Islam Makhachev against the back of the year.
That means that the other contenders will fight among themselves for the title shot afterwards with Shavkat Rakhmonov, Sean Brady, Ian Machado Garry and Joaquin Buckley in the mix.
Rakhmonov, Brady and Machado Garry all believe that they earn the next shot and Buckley will certainly display the same sentiment as he beats Kamaru Usman in his next outing.
Based on the fact that he was previously booked to face the champion, Rakhmonov should be the following, but if Brady, Buckley or Machado Garry can overcome each other, this can really damage his chances.
It is very difficult to predict what the next will be for 'Nomad', but while he recovers, Brady vs Machado Garry and the winner of Buckley vs Usman against a recurring Belal Muhammad is much logical.