Shavkat
Rakhmonov was blatantly dismissive while responding to a
callout from Ian
Garry.
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Garry recently took to social media to suggest a matchup between
the undefeated welterweight contenders at the end of 2024.
“December 2024, undefeated vs. undefeated, Garry wrote on Instagram. “Let’s make this happen! [Shavkat
Rakhmonov].”
While Rakhmonov did not shut down a potential clash, he mocked
Garry’s finishing rate in comparison to his own. The Kazakh
contender believes Garry will be no match for him if the fight
comes to fruition.
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“100% finish rate VS 53% finish rate,” Rakhmonov wrote on X. “It
won’t even be close if it happens [Ian Garry].”
100% finish rate VS 53% finish rate. It
won’t even be close if it happens @iangarryMMA
https://t.co/nJaglUmnBp— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994)
July 21, 2024
Rakhmonov has finished all 18 of his career wins. Garry, meanwhile,
has finished eight of his 15 career triumphs. While Rakhmonov has
walked through divisional gatekeepers Neil Magny
and Geoff
Neal, Garry roped in hard-earned decisions against both.
Rakhmonov scored a second-round submission win over Stephen
Thompson in his last outing at UFC 296 in December 2023.
Meanwhile, Garry is coming off a lukewarm unanimous decision win
over former Bellator star Michael
Page at UFC 303
last month, which should have scored a draw according to UFC CEO
Dana White.
There have also been rumors of Garry having a hard time against
Rakhmonov in sparring. However, Garry has since claimed that it was nothing more than
Rakhmonov going hard at him despite coach Henri Hooft telling them
otherwise. While “The Future” admitted that Rakhmonov outclassed
him in grappling, he claims to have since made significant
developments in his ground game at the Chute Box Academy in Brazil.