Ian Gary (left) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (dir.) faced each other in the UFC 310 (Photo: Montage/SUPER FIGHTS)
take care of you Carlos Prates! Just a few days to go UFC Kansas City, which has as its main fight the undefeated Brazilian from Fighting Nerds against Ian Machado Garry, the Irishman revealed that he may be more dangerous than he seems. The welterweight fighter (up to 77kg) believes he is responsible for causing an injury that has greatly disrupted the life of Shavkat Rakhmonov.
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The Uzbek athlete is undefeated in his career and is currently ranked second in the welterweight rankings. Shavkat would face Belal Muhammad | No. UFC 310, in December of last year, but an injury prevented the champion from his first title defense and Ian Machado Garry was the replacement for the fight. With the Brazilian Charles of the Bronx in the corner, the Irishman had a good performance, but ended up defeated by the judges' unanimous decision.
But when Shavkat finally got his shot at gold in the UFC 315, an injury took him out of the challenge, giving space to Jack Della Maddalena, 5th in the ranking, to fight for the belt against Belal next month. During an interview on 'The Ariel Helwani Show', led by journalist Ariel Helwani, Garry said that the confrontation No. UFC 310 was responsible for disrupting the Uzbek athlete's title plans.
Ian Gary almost finished with Charles of the Bronx in the corner, but Rakhmonov prevailed in a 'fight of the undefeated' in UFC 310. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC Espanol
“I think the word ‘withdrawal’ is the one that bothers me the most. I don’t believe Shavkat pulled out because he didn’t want to fight for a title, but from what I’ve heard, it’s more of an injury. An injury that I firmly believe he sustained in the fight with me due to the amount of heel kicks I threw at his knee… If he’s not available, it makes sense to go to me, not a guy who’s been out for a year,” explained the Irishman.
Initially, the UFC Kansas City would have as its main fight the confrontation between the two light heavyweights (up to 93kg.) Jamahal hill e Khalil rountree, but an injury took the first of them out of the game. As the opponent of Carlos Prates No. UFC 314, Geoff neal, was forced to withdraw from the card, the Brazilian was moved to the event that headlines the UFC Kansas City in front of Garry.
O UFC Kansas City is scheduled for April 26th.
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