Forward of his return to motion this weekend, Shavkat Rakhmonov has assembled his Avengers of blended martial arts as he prepares for UFC 310 — that includes the blistering boxing of the unbeaten, Ilia Topuria, and the cadio engine of former light-weight nice, Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Rakhmonov, the present quantity three ranked welterweight contender, co-headlines UFC 310 this weekend in Las Vegas, taking over his fellow unbeaten contender, Ian Garry — with the victor formally billed to compete for an undisputed title in opposition to the present champion, Belal Muhammad.
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Boasting an unbeaten 18-0 skilled document since his transfer to blended martial arts, Uzbekistan-born favourite, Shavkat Rakhmonov additionally stored his one hundred pc ending price intact at UFC 296 final December, submitting former two-time title challenger, Stephen Thompson with a rear-naked choke in his newest Octagon enterprise.
Shavkat Rakhmonov labels his most nicely rounded MMA fighters
And talking with ESPN MMA forward of his title eliminator with Garry, Rakhmonov was tasked with creating his very best blended martial arts — and provided a definitive record of the very best fighters for every attributes.
Choosing the putting of Ilia Topuria, Rakhmonov would then go together with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace, Demian Maia for the very best grappling attribute, in addition to the chin and skill to eat a shot by heavyweight kingpin, Jon Jones, earlier than singling out Khabib Nurmagomedov for his cardio acumen.
Stoking the flames on his rivalry with former Kill Cliff FC coaching accomplice, Garry this week — Rakhmonov claimed he submitted the Dublin striker throughout a sparring session on the Deerfield Seaside facility, forcing the unbeaten Portmarnock star to confess he was choked out in the course of the assembly.
“Yes [Shavkat Rakhmonov submitted me], It’s training,” Ian Garry stated informed talkSPORT throughout a current interview forward of UFC 310. “If I informed you about all of the those who I completely burned and choked in coaching you’d say I’m the very best fighter on the planet already, however the fact 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.”
