Ian Garry was caught in fear of Shavkat Rakhmonov – Boxing/MMA

MMA trainer Said Saparovwho helped Shavkat Rakhmonov in preparation for battle with Ian Garry in the UFC, assessed the performance of his opponent “Nomad” and spoke about whether the Irish fighter surprised him with anything, writes Sports.kz.

— Did Harry surprise me? Not that I was surprised. I understood that he had a goal, motivation. I understood that he was the kind of guy who goes forward. Another might not have taken advantage of the shortcomings that Shavkat had in this battle. Trauma, for example. With Thompson, Shavkat also came out with an injury, but Thompson couldn’t take advantage of it, but Garry did. Stylistically it was the right fit. But he was afraid. I saw that he didn't take as many risks as he could. “I didn’t go into open combat,” he shared in an interview with “Sport…