Rakhmonova has been "deprived" of her chances in the fight for the UFC championship title.

UFC fighter Sean Brady expressed his thoughts on the matchup between Kazakhstan's Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0) and Ireland's Ian Garry (15-1), according to Vesti.kz.

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The fighter shared his thoughts on the match between the Kazakh (19-0) and the Irishman (15-1), as reported by .

UFC Sean Brady Shavkat Rakhmonov Ian Garry Vesti.kz

During the tournament, he won by unanimous decision in a five-round fight.

Rakhmonov achieved a convincing victory over Garry

"I thought Shavkat would steamroll Ian – take him to the ground and finish him quickly. But Ian did well; he showed great skill. He even managed to take Rakhmonov's back and almost win. Garry lost the fight, but his stock has only risen."

"I heard that Garry doesn't plan to return until summer; he wants to take a break. He deserves it. Thanks to him, people will view the fight between Belal and Shavkat differently. I think Muhammad has a good chance of defeating Rakhmonov. Belal will do to him what he did to Leon Edwards," Brady said in an interview with Ariel Helwani.

Recall that Rakhmonov was initially supposed to face the current UFC champion (24-3), but he contracted an infection in his leg and had to withdraw from the fight.

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As a result, Rakhmonov secured his 19th victory in MMA and climbed to the second spot in the UFC welterweight rankings.