Top UFC welterweights Shavkat Rakhmonov and Jeff Neal commented on the news about the cancellation of their fight, which fell through due to an injury to the American fighter.
“Apparently, Jeff can only chat,” Nomad wrote on the social network.
“I didn’t know that the injury meant that I was just talking. Let them reschedule the fight, ”Neil replied.
At the moment, UFC matchmakers are trying to find a new opponent for Rakhmonov, and at least one fighter of the organization has already announced their readiness to share the octagon with the undefeated representative of Kazakhstan on a short notice.
“Neil is out. We had to fight on short notice before that. Nobody wants to fight you. I’m ready to do it at 180 lbs!” tweeted welterweight Brian Barberena.
“Why not, let’s do it for the sake of the fans!” Rakhmonov replied to a potential rival.
Brian Barberena, 33, ended his own three-fight streak four weeks ago when he lost via second-round submission to Rafael dos Anjos.
28-year-old Shavkat Rakhmonov has won four stoppage victories in the UFC, finishing Neil Magny’s guillotine choke in his last fight.
Recall that the fight between Rakhmonov and Nil was supposed to be the second most important event of the UFC Fight Night 217 tournament, which will be held on January 14 in Las Vegas.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30393-reaktsiya-shavkata-rakhmonova-i-dzheffa-nila-na-otmenu-boya.html?rand=19907
