Ian Machado Garry and Shavkat Rakhmonov’s stats are eye-popping
Garry and Rakhmonov combined at 14-0 in the UFC and 33-0 overall. Someone’s zero will have to go, which is rare in the UFC at this level in any division. To make matters even crazier, Rakhmonov has never seen the judges in his MMA career, winning five of his six UFC outings by submission and the other by KO.
Garry was scheduled to headline against former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington in Tampa, Fla., next Saturday. However, welterweight champion Belal Muhammad suffered a “bone infection,” leaving Rakhmonov without an opponent and allowing the Irishman to step in on short notice.
However, UFC brass have confirmed that the winner will fight Muhammad for the title whenever he is 100 percent healthy. Muhammad upset Leon Edwards in July by decision, giving Illinois its first champion since Matt Hughes in the early-2000s.
For now, only time will tell.
Will Ian Garry be the first fighter to defeat Shavkat Rakhmonov Saturday night? Who are you picking to win?
