Taller than Jon Jones. Shavkat Rakhmonov was chosen as the best UFC fighter – Boxing/MMA
Journalist and commentator ESPN Laura Sanko included a Kazakhstani Shavkat Rakhmonov to the list of the best fighters UFCSports.kz reports with reference to Sportnews.kz.
In an interview with the Schrödinger Sports portal, she named her top 5, where the first place, in her opinion, without any question, is occupied by Rakhmonov. The second is Jones Jones. Next up are Ronda Rousey and Weili Zhang. Max Holloway rounded out the top five.
Laura also emphasized that her admiration for Shavkat began long before he signed a contract with the UFC. She noted his calmness, down-to-earthness and respect for culture and tradition, which allowed them to establish a warm relationship. Sanko also admitted that she finds the Kazakh language difficult to learn, but is trying to learn…