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Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway

Shavkat Rakhmonov sees himself one or two fights away from title if victorious at UFC 285

LAS VEGAS – Shavkat Rakhmonov feels his chance to fight for UFC gold is near.

The rising UFC welterweight contender believes a win in his return to the octagon could put him very close to earning a UFC title shot. Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) takes on Geoff Neal this Saturday at UFC 285 at T-Mobile Arena. It’s a big welterweight bout that’ll go down on the pay-per-view main card of the event.

Rakhmonov feels that if he beats Neal (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC), he’ll need a couple of wins at most to get himself a chance to fight for the championship belt.

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