Shavkat Rakhmonov may soon have a sibling fighting along with him in the UFC.
Rakhmonov’s younger sister, Sora Rakhmonova, has been booked to compete on Dana White’s Contender Series on Sept. 26 in Las Vegas. She takes on Ernesta Kareckaite in a women’s flyweight bout, with both women hoping to secure a UFC contract.
MMA Junkie confirmed the news following an initial report Thursday by Vestnik MMA. The UFC has yet to make an official announcement of the matchup.
Rakhmonova, 25, sports an MMA record of 4-1. Her lone defeat was a unanimous decision in mid-2021, and she has since racked up three consecutive wins, with the most recent a second-round TKO of Valeria Karygina back in May. Rakhmonova has been fighting professionally since 2021 and has done all of her bouts for Naiza FC in her native Kazakhstan.
Her opponent, Kareckaite, is undefeated in her MMA career. She has four wins and one draw. She’s also competed in boxing and kickboxing. Kareckaite, who’s been fighting since 2015, last compete in MMA in January when she defeated Laetitia Blot by split decision at Hexagon MMA 6 in Paris.
