“If he has a belt, I’ll take that too.” Shavkat Rakhmonov was threatened with the first defeat in his career – Boxing/MMA

Irish fighter UFC Ian Machado Garry in an interview with Spaceport Sweden he said that he would defeat the Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonovif their rematch takes place, reports Sports.kz.

In December, in the co-main fight of the UFC 310 tournament in Las Vegas (USA), Rakhmonov defeated Garry by unanimous decision – 48-47, 48-47, 48-47.

– When you look at the end of the fight, and this is important for all spectators, who looked broken? Look at the aura and energy of Shavkat. He was tired, broken, exhausted. So I’m telling you: five more rounds in 2025 – I’ll beat Shavkat Rakhmonov.

I was 100 percent sure that I could beat him on December 7th. Now I am even more confident that when we meet again, my hand will be raised. I'll take away his “zero” in the column…