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Ian Machado Garry’s late rally was not sufficient at UFC 310 on Saturday, as he suffered a choice defeat by Shavkat Rakhmonov.
The previous coaching companions each entered Las Vegas unbeaten, nevertheless it was Rakhmonov who saved his undefeated streak intact, transferring to 19-0. Nevertheless, Machado Garry (15-1) did turn into Rakhmonov’s first opponent to go the gap with the Kazakh.
The scorecards learn 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 as Rakhmonov retained his place as No 1 contender at welterweight, establishing a battle with champion Belal Muhammad.
Rakhmonov, 30, had been as a result of face Muhammad at UFC 310, however the Palestinian-American withdrew from the primary occasion as a result of a bone an infection.
That led Machado Garry, 27, to step in, together with his bout in opposition to Rakhmonov named the co-main occasion on the T-Cell Enviornment.
A lot of the build-up centred on Rakhmonov’s claims that he submitted Machado Garry throughout their previous sparring periods – claims which the Irishman confirmed this week.
Paradoxically, although, it was Machado Garry who nearly submitted Rakhmonov on Saturday.
After Rakhmonov seemingly constructed a three-round lead, controlling his opponent within the clinch and touchdown the heavier strikes, Machado Garry fought again. Within the fourth spherical, the Irishman started to land with better frequency, and within the fifth, he practically secured a rear bare choke in a single grappling trade.
Rakhmonov survived, however Machado Garry completed on a optimistic notice. Nevertheless, it was not sufficient to take the No 1 contender’s spot from Rakhmonov, who is predicted to problem Muhammad in 2025.
In the primary occasion of UFC 310, Alexandre Pantoja retained his flyweight title in opposition to Kai Asakura, submitting the Japanese in spherical two.
Asakura, a former two-time bantamweight champion in Rizin, was signed by the UFC to provide Pantoja a contemporary challenger – after the Brazilian cleared out the 125lb division.
And whereas Asakura landed quite a few signature knees, Pantoja was in a position to take him down and lock in a rear bare choke, inflicting Asakura to go out.