LAS VEGAS – Shavkat Rakhmonov proved he’s an actual menace to the highest of the welterweight division together with his submission win over Neil Magny.
The undefeated Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) acquired a troublesome take a look at within the veteran Magny (26-9 MMA, 19-8 UFC) within the co-main occasion of UFC on ESPN 38, however proved he belongs among the many prime of the division together with his phenomenal efficiency.
The combat obtained off to a fast begin as Rakhmonov caught a kick from Magny early and used it to push him to the canvas. From there, Rakhmonov took prime place on the mat and commenced to work from half guard. Magny did nicely to carry on to forestall injury, however issues heated up when Rakhmonov postured up about three minutes into the spherical and commenced raining down punches.
Magny did nicely to return fireplace with upkicks, however he couldn’t hold Rakhmonov away as he slid proper again into prime place a second later and continued to land punches. Magny then started attacking a heel, however Rakhmonov was capable of defend the submission makes an attempt till the tip of the spherical.
Magny discovered himself on the defensive early within the second after just a few placing exchanges. Rakhmonov closed the space, initiated a clinch, and obtained the combat to the bottom simply over a minute into the spherical. Rakhmonov managed the motion from the highest whereas Magny did his finest to attempt to stand up, however discovered himself in place to have his neck caught in a deep guillotine with simply seconds remaining.
The choke was too deep, and Magny was compelled to faucet with simply two seconds remaining within the spherical.
WITH JUST SECONDS LEFT – @RAKHMONOV1994 IS THE REAL DEAL 🤯 #UFCVegas57 pic.twitter.com/1rtXknnrdb
— UFC (@ufc) June 26, 2022
The undefeated document of Rakhmonov stays intact after dealing with arguably his hardest opponent so far. The Uzbekistan native completed the primary three fights of his UFC profession, taking out Alex Oliveira, Michel Prazeres, and Carlston Harris. Now, he has a end over Magny on his resume, who has been a mainstay of the highest 15 for a few years.
A win of this caliber proves Rakhmonov is prepared for the subsequent step up in top-heavy welterweight division, and his name out of Stephen Thompson tells everybody precisely how excessive he’s aiming.
Magny entered Saturday’s contest at No. 13 amongst welterweights within the newest USA TODAY SPORTS/MMA Junkie rankings, and Rakhmonov was proper on his heels at No. 15.
Magny’s two-fight win streak involves a halt by the palms of Rakhmonov. Magny entered Saturday’s contest on the heels of a break up choice win over Max Griffin in March and a unanimous choice win over Geoff Neal final Could. Saturday’s end result was the primary setback for Magny since a choice loss to Michael Chiesa in January 2021.
Up-to-the-minute outcomes of UFC on ESPN 38 embody:
- Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Neil Magny by way of submission (guillotine choke) – Spherical 2, 4:58
- Josh Parisian def. Alan Baudot by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 2, 3:04
- Thiago Moises def. Christos Giagos via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:05
- Umar Nurmagomedov def. Nate Maness via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 20-25)
- Chris Curtis def. Rodolfo Vieira by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Carlos Ulberg def. Tafon Nchukwi via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:15
- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke def. T.J. Brown by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Sergey Morozov def. Raulian Paiva by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cody Durden def. JP Buys via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:08
- Mario Bautista def. Brian Kelleher via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:27
- Vanessa Demopoulos def. Jinh Yu Frey via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
