Shavkat Rakhmonov won his seventeenth professional victory
Rakhmonov defeated Nil via submission in the third round.
In the third most important fight in the UFC 285 tournament, which took place at the T-Mobile stadium in Las Vegas, undefeated Kazakh fighter Shavkat Rakhmonov won his seventeenth professional victory, ahead of schedule losing to American Jeff Neal, who had failed the heavyweight selection the day before and lost thirty percent fight fee.
In an interview after the match, Shavkat Rakhmonova said he wants to see Colby Covington as his next opponent or the winner of the title rematch between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, who will meet in London in two weeks.
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