It became known why Shavkat Rakhmonov was deprived of a title fight in the UFC – Boxing/MMA

Manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov in an interview with the YouTube channel “Ushatayka” explained the refusal UFC appoint a temporary champion belt for a fight between a Kazakhstani Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0) and the Irish Ian Garry (15-0), reports Sports.kz.

— You need to understand when the UFC introduces a temporary belt. They introduce it when they need it and need it. For example, according to the contract with Abu Dhabi, they needed two title fights on the card: if a title fight fell through or the champion was unavailable, then a temporary title was introduced. This was an example when Petr Yan fought with Corey Sandhagen. Because Sterling was supposed to defend the title, but he got injured, and the UFC needed a second title fight on the card.

Here the situation is different. The UFC has no contractual obligations…