While Shavkat Rakhmonov went the distance for the first time in his mixed martial arts career on Saturday night, his ability to prevail in that type of fight means big things could be on the horizon for the Kazakhstan native.
went the distance for the first time in his mixed martial arts career on Saturday night, his ability to prevail in that type of fight means big things could be on the horizon for the Kazakhstan native.co-main event at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. “Nomad” had finished his first 18 opponents, but getting the victory — by any method — was the primary goal in this instance.
“Who doesn’t want to finish fights?” Rakhmonov said through a translator at the UFC 310 post-fight press conference. “I did everything in my power to do so, but Ian had a great preparation, but I believe next fight I will continue my finishing streak.looms in the near future. The two welterweights faced off in the center of the cage following Rakhmonov’s triumph.
“I’m the No. 1 title contender and hopefully April or May next year we’re going to face each other,” Rakhmonov said. Rakhmonov and Garry were former training partners at Kill Cliff FC, so it wasn’t the first time they had faced each other in the cage, though the stakes were much greater on this occasion. Both men acknowledged that it might not be the last time they square off in the Octagon.
“I said it before the fight, I said it to you guys before, I believe that he is better than everybody else and I believe that I am better than everybody else and we are going to see each other multiple times in our career,” Garry said. “I do not believe that we are going to see each other one more time, I think it might be twice. I think he’s that good, and I know I’m that good.
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