Undefeated welterweight sensation Shavkat Rakhmonov picked up his seventeenth straight victory by submitting 170-pound veteran Geoff Neal on the main card of UFC 285 pay-per-view (PPV) last weekend in Las Vegas, a win which is likely to help ‘Nomad’ continue his climb up the division ladder.
Far enough for a title shot?
“He’s a great opponent, nobody’s finished him before in a fight,” Rakhmonov said of Neal at the UFC 285 post-fight press conference (watch it here). “I’m very happy. I said a fight or two before the title shot. I’m ready now. You know Colby Covington, you’re next or a title shot next.
Covington, a two-time welterweight title challenger, has not competed since his unanimous decision victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272 about a year ago. That said, “Chaos” is ready, willing and able to fight, according to promotion president Dana White, who is not opposed to Covington against Rakhmonov.
“It’s fun. It’s fun,” White said during the presser. “I don’t do the fight [right now]. I’m just saying that I didn’t know [Rakhmonov called him out], but see well. Colby is ready to fight. He is ready to fight anyone. We reached out to him for a few different fights and he said yes, but it just didn’t work out.
UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards will defend his 170lb strap against former titleholder Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 286 PPV later this month in London , in England. Elsewhere in the Top 5, welterweight contenders Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad await their next assignments.
Matchmakers certainly have their work cut out for them.
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