The fast-rising unbeaten welterweight, who’s finished all 15 of his fights, will face Neil Magny in the co-main event on Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Shavkat Rakhmonov receives his biggest opportunity yet with a co-main event bout against longtime fixture of the welterweight rankings Neil Magny . The first fighter from Kazakhstan signed to UFC spoke with The Post’s Scott Fontana through an interpreter for the Post Fight Interview, ahead of Saturday’s latest event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. A: Early in my career, I was participating in the promotion called Battle of Normals.
Shavkat Rakhmonov, left, and Michel Prazeres of Brazil face off during the UFC weigh-in at UFC APEX last year in Las Vegas.Q: Would it disappoint you if you ultimately do have to go to a decision for the first time? A: Of course. I’m waiting for this moment. Also, a lot of fans are always hitting me up about tickets, about them wanting to go and watch me fight live. I’m just telling them, “Just wait. It’s going to happen sooner or later.” But also, fighting in [UFC] Apex with a small crowd, I feel comfortable too. The most important part is the result.A: I feel that I will. Firstly, I need to learn the language to be able to communicate with the fans.
Q: Many fans are excited by the idea of you eventually facing Khamzat Chimaev. What do you think of him as a fighter and as an opponent one day?
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