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Receives new opponent
Rakhmonov will fight Ian Garry at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Rakhmonov was originally slated for a title fight against Belal Muhammad in December, but the latter was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury. As a result, Rakhmonov will now take on Garry, who also boats an undefeated record (15-0) as a professional fighter but will be at a three-inch reach disadvantage.
Rakhmonov was originally slated for a title fight against Belal Muhammad in December, but the latter was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury. As a result, Rakhmonov will now take on Garry, who also boats an undefeated record (15-0) as a professional fighter but will be at a three-inch reach disadvantage.
Champion withdraws
Rakhmonov will not fight UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, according to Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
Rakhmonov is presumably good to go for Dec. 7, but his opponent is not, as Muhammad is dealing with a bone infection in one of his feet. The champion's inability to undergo physical activity for a while rendered him out for UFC 310 altogether. Now, Rakhmonov has a choice to make: fight someone else at UFC 310 or withdraw from the pay-per-view itself and see if he can get a championship bout scheduled again in 2025.
Rakhmonov is presumably good to go for Dec. 7, but his opponent is not, as Muhammad is dealing with a bone infection in one of his feet. The champion's inability to undergo physical activity for a while rendered him out for UFC 310 altogether. Now, Rakhmonov has a choice to make: fight someone else at UFC 310 or withdraw from the pay-per-view itself and see if he can get a championship bout scheduled again in 2025.
Gets shot at title
Rakhmonov will fight Belal Muhammad at UFC 310 on Dec. 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Rakhmonov has been sidelined since December 2023 due to a major ligament tear in his ankle. Now that he's made a full recovery, he'll get his chance to claim the welterweight title, though he'll have to give Muhammad his first loss in nearly six years in order to do so.
Rakhmonov has been sidelined since December 2023 due to a major ligament tear in his ankle. Now that he's made a full recovery, he'll get his chance to claim the welterweight title, though he'll have to give Muhammad his first loss in nearly six years in order to do so.
Recovering from pre-fight ankle injury
Rakhmonov revealed that he suffered a major ligament tear in his ankle six weeks prior to his second-round win via rear-naked choke over Stephen Thompson at UFC 296 in Las Vegas on Saturday, Shaun Al-Shatti of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
As a result of the knee injury, Rakhmonov was more reliant on his knees to submit Thompson. Now a perfect 6-0 during his UFC career, Rakhmonov will likely take some time to heal up from the injury before potentially fighting for a welterweight title.
As a result of the knee injury, Rakhmonov was more reliant on his knees to submit Thompson. Now a perfect 6-0 during his UFC career, Rakhmonov will likely take some time to heal up from the injury before potentially fighting for a welterweight title.
Rise to top continues
Rakhmonov defeated Stephen Thompson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:56 of Round 2 at UFC 296 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The next man to survive Rakhmonov will be the first, as he's now 18-0 as a professional with eighteen stoppage victories (eight knockouts, 10 submissions). Simply put, the man has no weaknesses in his game. He's big, strong and equally effective both on the feet and the mat. Shavkat wisely limited Thompson's space, pinning him up against the cage for nearly all of Round 1. He employed a similar technique in Round 2 before finally forcing Wonderboy to the ground. Thompson survived the first deep rear-naked choke that came his way, but couldn't survive the second. Rakhmonov is now 6-0 in the UFC, with his last three wins coming against above-average opposition in Thompson, Geoff Neal and Neil Magny. One would assume he's no more than one win away from a shot at UFC gold, and it would seem like a smart bet Shavkat will fight for a title at some point in 2024.
The next man to survive Rakhmonov will be the first, as he's now 18-0 as a professional with eighteen stoppage victories (eight knockouts, 10 submissions). Simply put, the man has no weaknesses in his game. He's big, strong and equally effective both on the feet and the mat. Shavkat wisely limited Thompson's space, pinning him up against the cage for nearly all of Round 1. He employed a similar technique in Round 2 before finally forcing Wonderboy to the ground. Thompson survived the first deep rear-naked choke that came his way, but couldn't survive the second. Rakhmonov is now 6-0 in the UFC, with his last three wins coming against above-average opposition in Thompson, Geoff Neal and Neil Magny. One would assume he's no more than one win away from a shot at UFC gold, and it would seem like a smart bet Shavkat will fight for a title at some point in 2024.