Shavkat Rakhmonov emerged from the battle of unbeaten welterweight contender against Ian Machado Garry on Saturday at UFC 310.
Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) kept his perfect streak alive at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a unanimous decision win over Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) that set him up as the No. 1 contender for champion Belal Muhammad.
Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was originally supposed to defend against Rakhmonov at UFC 310 before a foot infection removed him from the fight. That allowed Machado Garry to step in, and he delivered a performance that tested Rakhmonov’s game more so than ever before.