‘Little dope’ — Conor McGregor giggles at Belal Muhammad after champion is nearly denied octagon entry at UFC 310
Conor McGregor was left in hysterics after Belal Muhammad was nearly denied octagon entry at UFC 310. Shavkat Rakhmonov went the distance for the first time in his career at UFC 310 to secure a title shot with Muhammad in his next bout. Rakhmonov is now undefeated in MMA with a 19-0 record2023 Zuffa LLC Rakhmonov was awarded a unanimous decision victory after going five rounds with Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry in Las Vegas on Saturday night. His next fight will now be against Muhammad for the undisputed UFC welterweight title. All three judges scored the contest 48-47 in favour of Rakhmonov, who remains unbeaten in 19 professional MMA bouts. Machado Garry’s defeat marked the end of his undefeated MMA record, although he delivered a solid performance. Muhammad was originally scheduled to fight Rakhmonov in the main event but withdrew due to a bone infection in his foot. At the end of his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Rakhmonov called out Muhammad to face off with him in the octagon. But as Muhammad made his way to the octagon, he came across some issues. Rogan, who still had mic in hand, said: “Security doesn’t know he’s [Muhammad] the champ. Let him in.” This promoted a hilatious response from McGregor, who couldn’t resist mocking the welterweight champion on X. “Hahaha, the security doesn’t know he’s the champ,” McGregor said. ESPNMachado Garry came closest to ending the fight in the fifth round[/caption] But Rakhmonov deserved the victoryUFC Europe “Look at the state of this c***. The security doesn’t know he’s the champ–I’m not surprised m*****f*****. “He is an a**hole. Shut your mouth, you little dope. You barely got into the ring–they don’t even know you are the champion. “Who’s this f***ing guy: ‘Who the f*** is that guy!’ the security guy said.” The fight itself was a tactical war between two of the best welterweights on the planet. Machado Garry was the one who came closest to ending the bout in the fifth and final round via submission but Rakhmonov deserved the victory. He attempted to control Machado Garry in the clinch during round one, but the latter showed excellent takedown defence and balance to stay on his feet. Muhammad beat Leon Edwards at UFC Manchester to win his titleGetty As both fighters opened aggressively, Rakhmonov landed a big right hand that snapped Garry’s head back towards the end of round one, likely securing him the opening frame. As we progressed, the bout replicated a very-high level game of chess as neither man seemed to bite on one or the other’s constant faints. Machado Garry responed in the second round, landing powerful kicks that forced Rakhmonov to hesiate, particularly with his jab. While Rakhmonov delivered more dangerous shots, Garry appeared to edge the third round with improved stand-up exchanges, after falling short in the opening 10 minutes. In a a very unusual moment and potentially an octagon first, round four was delayed after the Irishman’s shorts were ripped during grappling exchanges near the cage. However, despite Machado Garry’s takedown defence, Rakhmonov was able to wrestle his opponent on the legs and control him on the mat for the first time in the bout. Going into the final round, it was expected that Machado Garry would have to finish his opponent to get the victory–and he nearly achieved it. He locked Rakhmonov in a tight submission attempt, which was his best moment of the fight, but the Kazakh fighter managed to escape and survive until the final bell. After the bout, Rakhmonov invited Muhammad into the octagon, which sparked McGregor’s amused reaction. “Thank you for your support, Garry is a great guy and a great opponent,” Rakhmonov said. “I had a long lay off and some problems to deal with, but thank you for your support. “Yeah, we’re [Rakhmonov and Muhammad] going to meet soon. Belal come here, let’s face off.” All in all, Rakhmonov solidified his status as one of the division’s elite and will be a big favourite heading into his title bout with Muhammad.
Conor McGregor was left in hysterics after Belal Muhammad was nearly denied octagon entry at UFC 310.
Shavkat Rakhmonov went the distance for the first time in his career at UFC 310 to secure a title shot with Muhammad in his next bout.
Rakhmonov was awarded a unanimous decision victory after going five rounds with Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
His next fight will now be against Muhammad for the undisputed UFC welterweight title.
All three judges scored the contest 48-47 in favour of Rakhmonov, who remains unbeaten in 19 professional MMA bouts.
Machado Garry’s defeat marked the end of his undefeated MMA record, although he delivered a solid performance.
Muhammad was originally scheduled to fight Rakhmonov in the main event but withdrew due to a bone infection in his foot.
At the end of his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Rakhmonov called out Muhammad to face off with him in the octagon.
But as Muhammad made his way to the octagon, he came across some issues.
Rogan, who still had mic in hand, said: “Security doesn’t know he’s [Muhammad] the champ. Let him in.”
This promoted a hilatious response from McGregor, who couldn’t resist mocking the welterweight champion on X.
“Hahaha, the security doesn’t know he’s the champ,” McGregor said.
“Look at the state of this c***. The security doesn’t know he’s the champ–I’m not surprised m*****f*****.
“He is an a**hole. Shut your mouth, you little dope. You barely got into the ring–they don’t even know you are the champion.
“Who’s this f***ing guy: ‘Who the f*** is that guy!’ the security guy said.”
The fight itself was a tactical war between two of the best welterweights on the planet.
Machado Garry was the one who came closest to ending the bout in the fifth and final round via submission but Rakhmonov deserved the victory.
He attempted to control Machado Garry in the clinch during round one, but the latter showed excellent takedown defence and balance to stay on his feet.
As both fighters opened aggressively, Rakhmonov landed a big right hand that snapped Garry’s head back towards the end of round one, likely securing him the opening frame.
As we progressed, the bout replicated a very-high level game of chess as neither man seemed to bite on one or the other’s constant faints.
Machado Garry responed in the second round, landing powerful kicks that forced Rakhmonov to hesiate, particularly with his jab.
While Rakhmonov delivered more dangerous shots, Garry appeared to edge the third round with improved stand-up exchanges, after falling short in the opening 10 minutes.
In a a very unusual moment and potentially an octagon first, round four was delayed after the Irishman’s shorts were ripped during grappling exchanges near the cage.
However, despite Machado Garry’s takedown defence, Rakhmonov was able to wrestle his opponent on the legs and control him on the mat for the first time in the bout.
Going into the final round, it was expected that Machado Garry would have to finish his opponent to get the victory–and he nearly achieved it.
He locked Rakhmonov in a tight submission attempt, which was his best moment of the fight, but the Kazakh fighter managed to escape and survive until the final bell.
After the bout, Rakhmonov invited Muhammad into the octagon, which sparked McGregor’s amused reaction.
“Thank you for your support, Garry is a great guy and a great opponent,” Rakhmonov said.
“I had a long lay off and some problems to deal with, but thank you for your support.
“Yeah, we’re [Rakhmonov and Muhammad] going to meet soon. Belal come here, let’s face off.”
All in all, Rakhmonov solidified his status as one of the division’s elite and will be a big favourite heading into his title bout with Muhammad.
