Shavkat Rakhmonov rehabilitation video concerns fans after 18-month layoff

Shavkat Rakhmonov posted a rehabilitation video that alarmed his fanbase, as he appears far from fight condition in the footage. The Kazakh welterweight contender has now been out of action for over 18 months, his longest layoff since joining the UFC. Meanwhile, a social media exchange erupted between middleweight contender Caio Borralho and champion Dricus Du Plessis after Borralho traveled to South Africa to challenge the champion. Du Plessis responded by inviting Borralho to spar at his gym, with the Brazilian declining and urging the champion to sign a contract instead. Multiple insiders have reported that UFC is developing a title fight between Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman.