Behind-the-scenes footage of UFC matchmaking:
The UFC wanted to book Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Kamaru Usman in Abu Dhabi but Ali Abdelaziz told Dana White that Kamaru wanted to fight Wonderboy.
Khabib also said Shavkat vs Usman was the fight to make.
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While the UFC wants Kamaru Usman to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov, the former welterweight champ seemingly would prefer to face Stephen Thompson instead.
The latest season of Fight Inc: Inside the UFC revealed behind the scenes footage of the promotion’s matchmaking.