"The doctor even said it” - Belal Muhammad shares massive update on bone infection injury 

Belal Muhammad was forced out of his UFC 310 title fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov after suffering a serious bone infection in his toe. The welterweight champion will be hoping to return within the first half of 2025, and has now shared a major update on how his injury has healed.

'Remember the Name' shared the amazement from his doctor at how well his toe has begun healing given the severe nature of the infection.

During a recent episode of Remember The Show, a podcast hosted by Muhammad and Jon Anik's twin brother, Jason, the welterweight champ said:

"The doctor even said it, he's like, 'Bro I've never seen this heal this quickly. So for something like that to heal this quickly, you're on point.' The doctor was like, 'I'm usually working with people with cancer and diabetes. Once you get a bone infection, we're snipping it off right away. There's no ifs, ands or buts.' To see the healing process now, it's like, 'Alright, it can heal like this.' If you're healthy, if you're active and you take care of your body outside of [fighting]. It's healed, it's treatable."

Catch Belal Muhammad's comments below (3:24):

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Belal Muhammad shares thoughts on Shavkat Rakhmonov wanting interim title fight

Following Belal Muhammad's withdrawal from UFC 310, the event will now be headlined by a flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.

Muhammad's scheduled opponent, Shavkat Rakhmonov, will face Ian Garry Machado in the co-main event of the card in an official title eliminator bout, with the winner set to face 'Remember the Name' in 2025.

But Rakhmonov called for an interim title fight given that the champion is out with an injury. The Kazakhstani fighter's request has not gone down well with the welterweight king, who shared his thoughts on the matter during an episode of Remember The Show.

He said:

"I could see them [UFC] trying to do something with Shavkat, but he's calling for an interim title fight, and I'm like, 'Interim title fight? Bro, it's six weeks, not six months that I'm off.' But even for myself... I don't really care about it if they want to make it an interim title fight regardless because they know who has the real belt. So for me, I know who my next opponent is gonna be. If he wants to wait, it's gonna be us."

Catch Belal Muhammad's comments below (19:05):