UFC welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov seems puzzled as to why Ian Machado Garry released footage of the two sparring at Kill Cliff FC in the lead up to their co-main event fight at UFC 310.
Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry spent time sparring in 2023.
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“At the time his wife asked me if she can like film the footage of the sparring and I accepted it, but they didn’t ask me if they can release it or (not). And I wonder why they didn’t release the other part of the sparring,” Rakhmonov told Ariel Helwani through a translator on Tuesday.
“Ian Garry taps.”
With the two set to face off at UFC 310 Rakhmonov wouldn’t predict the outcome of the fight other than emphasizing the importance of winning.
“I don’t know. The most important for me is the win. Sparring is sparring, fighting’s different, and Ian Garry is a very tough opponent whose a good tactician. For me it doesn’t matter. Submission or the stoppage, for me it’s most important to win.”
“I could have fought for a title, I could have just waited for a title fight, but I wanted to fight. I wanted to stay active and I wanted to strengthen my position as the #1 contender. So I’m sure I’m fighting for the title after the win,” he said.
Shavkat Rakhmonov faces Ian Garry at UFC 310 which goes down this Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
UFC 310 card:
- Alexandre Pantoja (C) vs. Kai Asakura
- Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Kron Gracie
- Nate Landwehr vs. Doo Ho Choi
- Anthony Smith vs. Dominick Reyes
- Vicente Luque vs. Themba Gorimbo
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Randy Brown vs. Bryan Battle
- Chris Weidman vs. Eryk Anders
- Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van
- Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin
- Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Lukasz Brzeski
