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Story summary
- Shavkat Rakhmonov has returned to training and targets a fight at the start of next year.
- He earned a No. 1 contender decision over Ian Machado Garry at UFC 310 in December 2024 despite injuries.
- Islam Makhachev moved up, beat Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 and claimed the welterweight title.
- Rakhmonov, who has had multiple ACL and meniscus surgeries, was dropped from UFC rankings earlier this year.
