Unbeaten Stars On Collision Course
A large conflict between two unbeaten prospects has been introduced to happen at UFC 310 at T-Cellular Enviornment on December seventh.
Following welterweight champion Belal Muhammad’s withdrawal from his scheduled first title protection towards Shavkat Rakhmonov (18-0) in the primary occasion, rumors had circulated that veterans of the division akin to Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman had been within the body to face the Kazakh sensation for an interim belt.
One other fighter who has been hovering by way of the welterweight rankings on an identical trajectory to Rakhmonov, Ian Machado Garry, was additionally rumored to be within the combine and he went so far as to plead his case for taking the combat when information of Muhammad’s withdrawal initially broke. Garry reposted a clip of himself talking earlier this 12 months concerning the prospect of preventing his former coaching accomplice, and adopted that up by posting a pic of the 2 squaring off with the caption: “I’m proper right here Rakhmonov, at all times on weight”.
Garry appeared to stop to be an possibility per week in the past when it was confirmed that he can be going through Joaquin Buckley on December 14th in Tampa, however it appears the UFC have accomplished an about-turn on that concept because the Irishman has simply been confirmed to face Rakhmonov over 5 rounds per week earlier.
Solely ONE undefeated streak will survive
@Rakhmonov1994 vs @IanGarryMMA is the 5-round co-main occasion for #UFC310! pic.twitter.com/y2MgsMYkx7
— UFC (@ufc) November 16, 2024
“I’m Very Disillusioned In Our Division”
UFC 310’s authentic co-main occasion, a flyweight title combat between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura, has been bumped as much as the primary occasion slot and Rakhmonov and Garry will occur instantly beforehand. Though there received’t be an interim title on the road, the winner will probably obtain the subsequent shot at profitable Belal Muhammad’s belt.
Garry introduced the combat when he posted a video on Friday night time wherein he calimed that each Covington and Usman turned down the chance to face Rakhmonov.
Shavkat Rakhmonov went so far as to name out each contender at 170lbs and accused all of them of letting the followers down, and he apromosed to finish Garry’s unbeaten run and use the Irishman as a stepping stone towards preventing for the belt.
I’m very dissatisfied in our division. Belal, Leon, Colby, Kamaru, Jack, Sean – you’ve all let followers down. The one one who backed up his phrases is Ian, and I respect that. However make no mistake, @iangarryMMA – I’m coming to your 0 and can combat for the belt after https://t.co/eE3Ps8aCoj
— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) November 16, 2024
Former Cage Warriors champion Garry is 8-0 contained in the UFC Octagon since his debut at UFC 268 again in 2021. Having suffered criticism for beating a trio of ranked fighters in Neil Magny, Geoff Neal and Michael “Venom” Web page by the use of choice in his final three outings, the Dubliner can be trying to show to Dana White and the UFC fanbase that he’s greater than able to taking out the most effective the welterweight division has to supply.
With Rakhmonov having completed each single opponent all through his eighteen-fight skilled profession, the challenges at 170lbs don’t come a lot more durable than this.
