Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Irishman Ian Garry in the co-main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament, KazTAG reports .
The five-round welterweight bout, which took place as part of the 310th UFC tournament, ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of Rakhmonov. The battle took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA.
Both fighters approached the fight without defeats: the Kazakh had 18 victories, and the Irishman had 15. Before this fight, Rakhmonov had only won ahead of schedule. This fight was the first where the victory was awarded by decision of the judges.
After this victory, Shavkat Rakhmonov became the main contender for a fight with American Belal Muhammad.
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