Shavkat Rakhmonov claimed he made Ian Garry tap out when the pair sparred together.
Rakhmonov went on to say that Garry should release the full footage
]It didn’t take long for Ian Garry to respond and claimed that training was to test himself in tough moments in fights.
Shavkat Rakhmonov made Ian Garry tap out twice
Ahead of their encounter at UFC 310 at Vegas, it was revealed that both Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Garry had sparred before. It was alleged that ‘Nomad’ did make the Irishman tap out when they trained and Shavkat cleared up the rumours. Speaking to Ariel Helwani, the welterweight said; “At the time, his wife asked me if she can film the footage of the sparring, and I accepted it. But they didn’t ask me if they can release it or not, and I wonder why they didn’t release the other part of this sparring.”
Following on from this Shavkat Rakhmonov was asked what happened next to which he responded “Ian Garry taps. It was a submission. A choke.
Garry responds back to Shavkat
It didn’t take long for the Irishman to respond who appeared on Ariel’s show later on. When asked about the incident Garry went on to say; “Training is training. What are we doing in training? We’re trying to evolve and grow we are trying to be better. We’re trying to do things that put ourselves in scenarios where we need to learn.
“So, if Shavkat believes that the training we had in the past is going to be the same on Saturday night, when he steps into the Octagon with me, then Shavkat… I’m speaking to you directly: You’re going to be severely mistaken. And if I was you, I would change that mentality very quickly.
Garry is stepping into the fight following an injury to champion Belal Muhammed who was withdrawn due to a toe injury. Despite the welterweight division being stacked with talent many fighters refused to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov. This was until Ian Garry took the UFC up on the offer.
Who will continue their undefeated streak Shavkat Rakhmonov or Ian Garry?
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