UFC welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov could possibly be weeks away from returning to the Octagon after his first hiatus since UFC 310.
It has been over a yr since undefeated welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov entered the Octagon, however he is nonetheless a sizzling subject in one of many UFC’s stacked divisions.
Rakhmonov has not fought since his unanimous resolution win over Ian Machado Gary at UFC 310. He was initially scheduled to face then-champion Belal Muhammad in the primary occasion of UFC 310, however Muhammad withdrew as a consequence of well being points.
Rakhmonov was anticipated to be rebooked to face Muhammad instantly after UFC 310 till he suffered a critical foot damage throughout coaching. Regardless of promising to remain energetic in 2025, Rakhmonov will finish the calendar yr with out competing.
However as Rakhmonov nears his return to the Octagon, doubtless within the first months of 2026, prime knockout artists have accused him of hostility.
Joaquin Buckley guarantees to ‘piss off’ Shavkat Rakhmonov after ‘black boy’ remark
Just lately Instagram Within the publish, Joaquin Buckley provides Rakhmonov a heat shout-out as each candidates plan to return to the Octagon in 2026.
“I am not nervous in regards to the Usman battle. That man needed to maintain me down. Nobody needs to battle me head on,” Buckley mentioned.
“Shafkat! I heard you crying, I heard you speaking, I heard you speaking about ‘black boys.’ I’ll present you the place we got here from. I’ll make you arise! Shafkat, in the event you do not signal your mom, another person goes to die.”
“We’ll bury all of them within the UFC!”
Buckley has not fought since shedding to former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC Atlanta final summer time. The “black boy” remark Buckley was referring to was in reference to Rachmonov’s latest social media posts.
Usman will doubtless be the following in line for UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev in 2026, leaving Rakhmonov and others on the surface seeking to solidify their standing as prime contenders. The battle between Rachmonov and Buckley may have massive implications within the new yr.
