Shavkat Rakhmonov was compromised heading into UFC 296. Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) submitted former title challenger Stephen Thompson (17-7-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) on this past Saturday’s main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but was forced to change up his strategy. In an interview with Laura Sanko, Rakhmonov was asked about tearing a major ligament in his ankle six weeks prior to the fight, which had the undefeated contender contemplating withdrawing from the fight. “I had a very serious injury and I was even close to pulling out from the fight, but I decided to risk it all,” Rakhmonov said through an interpreter on the UFC post-fight show
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