Four days before the clash against Ian Gary No. UFC 310, Shakat Rakhmonov added 'one more spice' behind the scenes of the fight. The Kazakh athlete stated that the video released by his rival, in which they appear sparring in a gym last year, is incomplete. In an interview with journalist 'Ariel Helwani', Rakhmonov claims that he submitted Garry that day and accused the Irish fighter of hiding that part of the video.
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Rakhmonov should challenge Belal Muhammad | No. UFC 310 for the welterweight title (up to 77kg), but due to an injury, the current champion was unable to attend his first title defense. Hastily chosen as Belal's replacement, Garry is already an old acquaintance of Rakhmonov and they even trained together. The Irishman released the video of the day of this training, but according to the Kazakh, his rival was selective in choosing the images. (see video below)
“At the time, even though his wife asked me if she could film the footage of the two of us fighting, I accepted. But they didn’t ask me whether they could release it or not. I wonder why they didn’t release the other part of the sparring. Ian Gary beats. It was a submission, strangulation,” Rakhmonov told the journalist.
But just because he's already 'beaten' Garry in training doesn't mean Rakhmonov believes this fight will be easy. And with so much at stake, he says he's fully focused.
"The most important thing for me is victory. Sparring is sparring, fighting is different. Ian Gary He is a very tough opponent, a good strategist, who comes in with a good game plan. So, for me, it doesn't matter, submission or stoppage. For me, the most important thing is to win”, he concluded.
O UFC 310 takes place this Saturday (7) at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas.
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