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Analysis: A combined record of 33-0 – but someone’s zero gotta go!
Ian Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov. Image Courtesy: @shavkatrakhmonov94 via Instagram and @UFCEurope via X
A potential title shot and unblemished records are on the line in the co-main event at tomorrow’s UFC 310.
Ian Machado Garry and Shavkat Rakhmonov are the next generation UFC welterweights. They are skilled, tough, and undefeated, yet their contrasting fighting styles promise an interesting showdown. While Garry is calculating and tactical, Rakhmonov is violent and more reckless.
The Kazakh is just such a beast that the Irishman needs to fight absolutely perfectly for 25 minutes to win, while Shavkat proves time and again that he only needs one opportunity to finish any fight. Therefore I consider Rakhmonov to be a slight favorite on Saturday.
With that said, Garry is definitely a fighter who could knock out any opponent, especially someone who has a tendency to throw caution to the wind.
Click ”Next” to take a closer look at the two combatants, hear what they say about the matchup and watch them sparr in the gym!
What does Shavkat Rakhmonov bring to the table?
Ian Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov. Photo via instagram (@shavkatrakhmonov94)
- Age: 30
- Record: 18-0 (18 finishes)
- Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
- Reach: 77 in (196 cm)
- Pros: Violent, relentless pressure, finds the finish in EVERY fight
- Cons: Reckless.
“What’s most important for me is the win,” Rakhmonov said about fighting his old sparring partner Ian Machado Garry. “Sparring is sparring, fighting is different. Ian Garry is a very tough opponent who is a good tactician, who comes in with a good game plan. So for me it doesn’t matter, submission or stoppage. For me what’s most important is to win.”
What does Ian Machado Garry bring to the table?
Ian Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov. Photo via YouTube
- Age: 27
- Record: 15-0
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Reach: 74 in (188 cm)
- Pros: Great striking, accurate, tactical and patient, good at making people fight as his range
- Cons: Too cautious.
“I think God has a plan, and if God wants me to finish Shavkat, he will give it to me,” Garry said about the matchup. “But I have no problem thumping it out of Shavkat for 25 minutes and making a statement.”
Ian Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov in the gym
