Shavkat Rakhmonov has spoken out since the news dropped that he won't be fighting for the UFC welterweight title...yet.

UFC CEO Dana White dropped huge news Wednesday night announcing a batch of fights over the course of the next two months.

Ilia Topuria will vacate the UFC featherweight title at UFC 314 to move up to lightweight, where he aims to challenge Islam Makhachev for the 155-pound belt.