Shavkat Rakhmonov (left) and Ian Garry (right) went toe-to-toe at UFC 310. [Image courtesy: Getty]
Welterweight contenders Shavkat Rakhmonov and Ian Machado Garry faced off at UFC 310. The five-round clash served as the co-main event of the card, which took place on Dec. 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Both Rakhmonov and Garry walked into the fight undefeated with impressive records of 18-0 and 15-0 respectively.
The two welterweights tried hard to take each other down in the first round but remained unsuccessful.
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Rakhmonov managed to land a heavy blow toward the end of the opening round.
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'Nomad' pressed Garry against the cage in an attempt to take him down but the Irishman managed to stay on the feet.
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One unusual instance occurred in-between rounds, when Garry changed his shorts as his previous one got torn during the fight.
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Rakhmonov finally scored a takedown in the fourth round of the contest.
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The fight lasted all five rounds and ended with a unanimous decision victory for Rakhmonov. All three judges scored the contest 48-47 in favor of 'Nomad'.
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