Forward of his return at UFC 310 this weekend, the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov has claimed his pairing with former coaching companion, Ian Garry solely got here to fruition when each former champions, Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington refused to struggle him on short-notice.
Rakhmonov, who at present resides at quantity three within the official welterweight rankings, will snap a yr’s lengthy hiatus from the Octagon this weekend as he takes on transient former coaching companion, Garry in a high-stakes, 5 spherical co-headliner at UFC 310 — with the victor billed to obtain the following shot on the welterweight crown.
Sidelined since transferring to 18-0 in December of final yr, Uzbekistan native, Rakhmonov most not too long ago turned in a submission win over former title challenger, Stephen Thompson — retaining his ending run in combined martial arts at a staggering 100%.
Shavkat Rakhmonov claims Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington refused struggle at UFC 310
And initially scheduled to headline UFC 310 in a championship cost in opposition to the incumbent, Belal Muhammad, upon the Illinois native’s withdrawal by way of damage, Rakhmonov claims a pairing with Garry was solely introduced when each Usman and Covington refused to struggle him on the occasion.
I needed to struggle Kamaru Usman, however he didn’t settle for the struggle,” Shavkat Rakhmonov advised Submission Radio. “Additionally, they supplied it to Prattes, however he was… And Colby Covington, he rejected the struggle. I’m pleased that Garry accepted the struggle at first. He accepted the struggle, however then rejected it—uh, perhaps he didn’t need to threat it. After all, he doesn’t need to lose.
Yeah, I don’t care about Colby. However yeah, they supplied him to struggle me, however he was simply speaking. When it got here to enterprise, he rejected and disappeared.”
Himself booked to struggle subsequent weekend, Clovis native, Covington will headline UFC Struggle Evening Tampa, taking over the surging St. Louis native, Joaquin Buckley in his first Octagon look in a yr in addition.
