S. Rakhmonov at a press conference after the UFC Las Vegas 57 (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)
In the co-main fight of UFC Las Vegas 57, held last Saturday (25), Shavkat Rakhmonov took no notice of Neil Magny, submitted the veteran and showed that he is close to the next level of competition at welterweight.
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In a press conference held after the event, the Kazakh prospect named three names he would like to face later in his career.
“As always, I won't be in a hurry, I will take the necessary time, rest and discuss everything with my team, but the names I would like to face are Stephen Thompson, Nick Diaz e Jorge masvidal”, revealed Rakhmonov.
The victory over Neil Magny It was number 16 in Shavkhat Rakhmonov's undefeated career, being his fourth in the UFC Octagon. In addition to not knowing what it's like to lose, the Kazakh also doesn't know what it's like to take a fight to the judges' decision, having knocked out eight opponents and submitted the other eight.
Shavkhat Rakhmonov entered the Octagon UFC Las Vegas 57 as fifteenth in the welterweight rankings. After winning Neil Magny, owner of tenth position, the tendency is for the Kazakh prospect to appear in the top 10 of the division in the ranking update next Tuesday (28). Quoted by Rakhmonov, Stephen Thompson e Jorge masvidal occupy, respectively, the seventh and eighth positions on the list, while Nick Diaz doesn't even appear in it and hasn't won a fight since 2011.
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