"At the time his wife asked me if she can like film the footage of the sparring and I accepted it, but they didn't ask me if they can release it or (not). And I wonder why they didn't release the other part of the sparring," Rakhmonov told Ariel Helwani through a translator on Tuesday.
"I don't know. The most important for me is the win. Sparring is sparring, fighting's different, and Ian Garry is a very tough opponent whose a good tactician. For me it doesn't matter. Submission or the stoppage, for me it's most important to win."
"I could have fought for a title, I could have just waited for a title fight, but I wanted to fight. I wanted to stay active and I wanted to strengthen my position as the #1 contender. So I'm sure I'm fighting for the title after the win," he said.
Shavkat Rakhmonov faces Ian Garry at UFC 310 which goes down this Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
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