One of the welterweight division’s most highly touted prospects is looking to climb the ladder. Unbeaten in his professional MMA career, Shavkat Rakhmonov is off to a hot start in the UFC. The 27-year-old Kazakhstani fighter has scored finishes of Alex Oliveira, Michel Prazeres and Carlston Harris in his first three octagon bouts, but may be having a hard time finding his next opponent. Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) claims that Li Jingliang (18-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has been ducking him and has turned his attention to Neil Magny (26-8 MMA, 19-7 UFC), who has a reputation for being willing to step in against anyone. “Now I have a couple of fighters in my sights, one already refuses to fight me and the other claims that he is ready to fight anyone @UfcJingliang get your balls together and fight me @NeilMagny you said you were ready to fight anyone, lets do it if Lee still doesn’t have the guts to.” Now I have a couple of fighters in my sights,one already refuses to fight me and the other claims that he is ready to fight anyone @UfcJingliang get your balls together and fight me @NeilMagny you said you were ready to fight anyone,lets do it if Lee still doesnt have the guts to — Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) March 30, 2022 Magny, who’s coming off a split decision win over Max Griffin this past Saturday at UFC on ESPN 33, proceeded to call out Khamzat Chimaev once again, but Chimaev is currently booked against Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 on April 9. Magny also stated that he’s willing to fight anyone and Rakhmonov is happy to oblige .
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Undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov accuses Li Jingliang of ducking him, calls out Neil Magny – MMA Junkie