Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) said he was potentially going to slide into the fight, but it was Ian Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) that ended up stepping in to face Rakhmonov in a five-round co-main event (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+).

Days out from his UFC 310 return, Shavkat Rakhmonov is clearing the air on an old sparring video of himself and Ian Garry.

After 6-0 start to his UFC run, Rakhmonov was originally set to challenge for gold against welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in the main event of UFC 310 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, a bone infection in Muhammad's toe forced the champ's withdrawal, leaving the would-be challenger worried he wouldn't get to compete.