Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-12-16, mma bout not so exciting: Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).Thompson vs Rakhmonov is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 16th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington – UFC 296. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Shavkat Rakhmonov record
The undefeated former M-1 Global Ww champ Shavkat Rakhmonov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 17-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leon Edwards).
In his last three bouts he has beat Carlston Harris (Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Carlston Harris), Neil Magny (Neil Magny vs Shavkat Rakhmonov) and Geoff Neal (Geoff Neal vs Shavkat Rakhmonov).
Stephen Thompson record
His opponent, the black belt in karate, kempo and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson, has an official record of 17-6-1 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the welterweight division.
He lost two consecutive bouts in 2021, against Gilbert Burns (Gilbert Burns vs Stephen Thompson) and Belal Muhammad (Stephen Thompson vs Belal Muhammad) but then he has defeated Kevin Holland (Stephen Thompson vs Kevin Holland).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 296 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN ppv)
Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington
Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval 2
Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson
Josh Emmett vs Bryce Mitchell
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Dustin Jacoby vs Alonzo Menifield
Irene Aldana vs Karol Rosa
Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher
Casey O’Neill vs Ariane Lipski
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Tagir Ulanbekov vs Cody Durden
Andre Fili vs Lucas Almeida
Shamil Gaziev vs Martin Buday
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 296 countdown Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J12FCpFNUY
Result
Who won Rakhmonov vs Thompson fight?
Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Stephen Thompson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:56, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 296 post-fight octagon interview of Shavkat Rakhmonov and Stephen Thompson.
