“I had a very serious injury, I could have refused the fight, but I risked everything. And this is the reason why I did not throw kicks, but only threw knees. Thank God I managed to win.
Hopefully next time I'll be okay. But no matter what injury I have, I will fight until the last drop of blood, because I have to win,” Shavkat said at a press conference.
Let us remember that Rakhmonov defeated Thompson by choke at the end of the second round.
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