Stephen Thompson expects Shavkat Rakhmonov to try and take him to the ground. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) meets Rakhmonov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on the main card of UFC 296 on Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rakhmonov boasts a 100 percent finish rate with eight knockouts and nine submissions. Despite Rakhmonov’s varied offense, “Wonderboy” doesn’t see the fight playing out on the feet for too long
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Stephen Thompson doubts Shavkat Rakhmonov stands and bangs with him at UFC 296 – MMA Junkie