Forward of his return at UFC 310 this weekend, the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov has claimed his pairing with former coaching associate, Ian Garry solely got here to fruition when each former champions, Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington refused to combat him on short-notice.
Rakhmonov, who at the moment resides at quantity three within the official welterweight rankings, will snap a 12 months’s lengthy hiatus from the Octagon this weekend as he takes on temporary former coaching associate, Garry in a high-stakes, 5 spherical co-headliner at UFC 310 — with the victor billed to obtain the subsequent shot on the welterweight crown.
Sidelined since transferring to 18-0 in December of final 12 months, Uzbekistan native, Rakhmonov most lately turned in a submission win over former title challenger, Stephen Thompson — protecting his ending run in blended martial arts at a staggering 100%.
Shavkat Rakhmonov claims Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington refused combat at UFC 310
And initially scheduled to headline UFC 310 in a championship cost towards the incumbent, Belal Muhammad, upon the Illinois native’s withdrawal by means of damage, Rakhmonov claims a pairing with Garry was solely offered when each Usman and Covington refused to combat him on the occasion.
I needed to combat Kamaru Usman, however he didn’t settle for the combat,” Shavkat Rakhmonov instructed Submission Radio. “Additionally, they provided it to Prattes, however he was… And Colby Covington, he rejected the combat. I’m blissful that Garry accepted the combat to start with. He accepted the combat, however then rejected it—uh, possibly he didn’t need to danger it. After all, he doesn’t need to lose.
Yeah, I don’t care about Colby. However yeah, they provided him to combat me, however he was simply speaking. When it got here to enterprise, he rejected and disappeared.”
Himself booked to combat subsequent weekend, Clovis native, Covington will headline UFC Struggle Night time Tampa, taking over the surging St. Louis native, Joaquin Buckley in his first Octagon look in a 12 months besides.
