"Rakhmonov hasn't fought since a unanimous decision win over Garry in December 2024. Rakhmonov was recently revealed wearing a knee brace and carrying crutches. Rakhmonov's manager subsequently revealed that "Nomad" recently underwent surgery again after re-injuring his knee. The undefeated Kazakh is expected to take another 10 months to recover. Rakhmonov has also been dropped from the official UFC welterweight rankings, with Garry taking his No. 2 spot."
"Garry recently took credit for sidelining Rakhmonov at the prime of his career. Garry re-shared a slow motion video of him bending Rakhmonov's knee with an oblique kick during their fight. The caption read: "Ian destroyed Shavkat's career." Garry also wrote in a tweet: "He was eliminated at our title eliminator." He was eliminated at our title eliminator https://t.co/B2zbSbp9f1 - "The Future" Ian Machado Garry (@iangarryMMA) February 3, 2026"
Shavkat Rakhmonov has not fought since a unanimous-decision win over Ian Garry in December 2024, a title eliminator with the winner expected to face then-champion Belal Muhammad. Rakhmonov suffered a knee injury during the fight, was later pictured wearing a knee brace and using crutches, and underwent further surgery after re-injuring the knee. The undefeated Kazakh is expected to need about ten more months to recover and has been removed from the official UFC welterweight rankings, with Garry taking his No. 2 position. Garry has publicly credited an oblique kick for sidelining Rakhmonov and reposted video clips and tweets asserting he "destroyed Shavkat's career."
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