Shavkat Rakhmonov was seemingly combating on one leg at UFC 296.
The undefeated Kazakh welterweight revealed Saturday night time following his win over Stephen Thompson that he torn a serious ligament in his ankle six weeks previous to UFC 296. Rakhmonov finally defeated Thompson by way of second-round rear-naked choke, turning into the primary man in Thompson’s 13-year MMA profession to submit the two-time title challenger.
“I had a really severe harm and I used to be even near pulling out from the struggle, however I made a decision to threat all of it,” Rakhmonov stated by means of a translator on the UFC post-fight show, “and that’s why I didn’t kick it with my legs, simply used my knees. However thanks God, I acquired the victory.”
Rakhmonov (18-0) continues to push up the ladder of the UFC’s welterweight ranks. The 29-year-old is now an ideal 6-0 in his octagon run with six finishes, stopping the likes of Geoff Neal, Neil Magny, Michel Prazeres, and Alex Oliveira along with Thompson. In complete, Rakhmonov retains a 100-perecent ending fee for his whole MMA profession, having overwhelmed each man he’s ever confronted with out as soon as needing help from the judges’ scorecards.
After the bout, Rakhmonov referred to as for his likelihood to compete for the UFC welterweight title.
“Hopefully subsequent time, with God’s prepared, I’m going to be 100%. But it surely doesn’t matter,” Rakhmonov stated. “No matter harm [I have], you recognize I’m going to struggle to my final blood, till the final sip of blood, as a result of I’ve to get a win.”
UFC 296 passed off Dec. 16 on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
UFC champion welterweight Leon Edwards defeated Colby Covington by way of unanimous resolution to defend his 170-pound strap within the night time’s primary occasion.
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