Number three in the welterweight rankings UFC from Kazakhstan Shavkat Rakhmonov admitted that he refused the offer to wait for the current division champion to recover Belal Muhammadbut instead decided to fight with Ian Garry in December, Sports.kz reports.
Initially, Rakhmonov was supposed to fight Muhammad on December 8, but the American fighter contracted a bone infection in his foot and was out of training for six weeks. However, Shavkat is confident that if he defeats Garry, he will have a chance to challenge the title.
– Of course, I think I'll be next [претендентом на титул]because when we talked to the UFC they said that I could wait for Belal and fight for the title. But…
