Ahead of his return at UFC 310 this weekend, the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov has claimed his pairing with former training partner, Ian Garry only came to fruition when both former champions, Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington refused to fight him on short-notice.
Rakhmonov, who currently resides at number three in the official welterweight rankings, will snap a year’s long hiatus from the Octagon this weekend as he takes on brief former training partner, Garry in a high-stakes, five round co-headliner at UFC 310 — with the victor billed to receive the next shot at the welterweight crown.