Shavkat Rakhmonov posts rehabilitation video, hasn't fought in over 18 months

Shavkat Rakhmonov alarmed his fans with a rehabilitation video showing him far from fighting condition. The Kazakh welterweight has now been out of the octagon for more than a year and a half without a bout. Meanwhile, Caio Borralho traveled to South Africa to challenge Dricus du Plessis, leading to a social media exchange where du Plessis invited Borralho to his gym for sparring and told him to stop acting like a child and sign a contract. Borralho responded by questioning what contract du Plessis was referring to and why he thought his name was even in negotiations. Amid this back-and-forth, insiders reported that a bout between du Plessis and Kamaru Usman is being developed.