Forward of his title eliminator at UFC 310 this weekend, Ian Garry has admitted that Shavkat Rakhmonov did in actual fact choke him unconscious throughout an notorious sparring session at Kill Cliff FC — with the Uzbekistan native seemingly taking bragging rights in opposition to the striker.
Garry, the present quantity seven ranked welterweight contender, will co-headline UFC 310 this weekend on the ultimate pay-per-view card of the 12 months, taking over a former coaching associate in a short-notice conflict over the course of 5 rounds.
Most lately enhancing to 15-0 as an expert again in June at UFC 303 throughout Worldwide Combat Week, Portmarnock native, Garry would flip in a unanimous determination win over rival, Michael ‘Venom’ Web page within the pair’s grudge combat.
And as for Rakhmonov, the 18-0 ending ace turned in a submission win over former two-time title chaser, Stephen Thompson at UFC 296 again in December of final 12 months — sustaining his document of ending each opponent throughout his tenure in combined martial arts.
Ian Garry admits Shavkat Rakhmonov tapped him out forward of UFC 310
And including some oomph to their title eliminator this weekend, Garry has confirmed claims from Rakhmonov previous to the matchup that in a coaching session in Deerfield Seaside, Florida — how he choked him unconscious.
“Yes [Shavkat Rakhmonov submitted me], It’s training,” Ian Garry mentioned instructed talkSPORT throughout a current interview forward of UFC 310. “If I instructed you about all of the people who I completely burned and choked in coaching you’d say I’m the most effective fighter on this planet already, however the reality is we’re all studying and practising in coaching.
“So for me, if he wants to hold on to anything from two or three years ago, then hold onto it,” Ian Garry defined. “But I promise I’m a different beast than what I was at that point in time. I’m going to go out here and I’m gonna put a hole on his head on Saturday night.”
