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Is Shavkat overrated? Rakhmonov's critics received an answer – Boxing/MMA
December 13, 2024 (10:03)
MMAFighting.com columnist Jed Meshew spoke about the dissatisfied reaction of some fans to the victorious welterweight fight UFC from Kazakhstan Shavkat Rakhmonov With Ian Garrywhich took place on December 8 in Las Vegas, Sports.kz reports.
Shavkat and Ian met in the octagon of the UFC 310 tournament. Their fight was the co-main event of the tournament and ended in favor of Rakhmonov by unanimous decision.
“There is a quiet but growing contingent of fans who believe Rakhmonov is being over-glorified, and on Saturday all of those people felt vindicated. These people are stupid. Yes, for the first time in his career, Rakhmonov was unable to finish off his opponent. After 18 fights, six of which were against high-level opponents,…