Still hoping to remain on the UFC 310 card at the end of the annum, unbeaten welterweight contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov has laughed off a potential future challenge from former training partner, Ian Garry — as he eyes an interim clash with Kamaru Usman in December.
Rakhmonov, the current number four ranked welterweight challenger, has been sidelined since last year, most recently improving to 18-0 with a rear-naked choke submission win against former two-time championship chaser, Stephen Thompson.
And scheduled to headline UFC 310 at the end of the year, Uzbekistan native, Rakhmonov saw a matchup with the undisputed champion, Belal Muhammad fall to the wayside last week, with the Illinois native withdrawing from the matchup citing a bone infection in his foot.