{"id":37213,"date":"2026-03-15T16:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Successful-UFC-debutant-wants-to-retire-undefeated-200463"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:25:14","slug":"successful-ufc-debutant-wants-to-retire-undefeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/successful-ufc-debutant-wants-to-retire-undefeated\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful UFC debutant wants to retire undefeated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/successful-ufc-debutant-wants-to-retire-undefeated.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Marwan Rahiki has big aspiration for his UFC career. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marwan-Rahiki-430352\">Marwan<br \/>\nRahiki<\/a> wants to go out without a blemish on his<br \/>\nrecord.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rahiki (8-0) made his UFC debut in a featherweight matchup against<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Harry-Hardwick-165375\">Harry<br \/>\nHardwick<\/a> at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-269-March-14-110785\"><br \/>\nUFC Vegas 114<\/a> on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas. Rahiki<br \/>\nconnected flush and landed significant damage on Hardwick, who<br \/>\nshowed extreme grit in refusing to go down. However, Hardwick had<br \/>\nsustained visible damage to his jaw and started keeping his mouth<br \/>\nwide open in the second round. Hardwick\u2019s corner threw in the towel<br \/>\nat the end of the second round after the Englishman informed them<br \/>\nthat he had a broken jaw.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rahiki was unable to knock his opponent out clean despite his best<br \/>\nefforts. \u201cFreaky\u201d saw that his opponent was physically well<br \/>\nprepared, judging by the veins in his chest and shoulders. The<br \/>\nundefeated Moroccan-Australian believes all of his opponents<br \/>\nprepare extra hard to fight him and come in much better than in<br \/>\ntheir previous outings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe came in hot too,\u201d Rahiki t <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFCNews\/status\/2033002250285756921\">told the UFC<\/a>. \u201cHe looked prepared. I saw veins in his<br \/>\nshoulders and in his chest. Every time I\u2019m fighting, these guys,<br \/>\nthey train so hard to fight me. So it\u2019s crazy, I appreciate that<br \/>\nfrom all my opponents. Every time they come in so much better than<br \/>\nthe fight they had before. So I\u2019m blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hardwick (13-5) made his UFC debut on short-notice last year<br \/>\nagainst <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Kaue-Fernandes-297051\">Kaue<br \/>\nFernandes<\/a>, where he suffered a stoppage loss via leg kicks.<\/p>\n<h2>Coming for Everything<\/h2>\n<p>Rahiki believes he put the featherweight division on notice with<br \/>\nhis debut on Saturday. Rahiki says that he is here to take over the<br \/>\ndivision and not merely be a journeyman. The 23-year-old prospect<br \/>\nwants to maintain his perfect record and retire undefeated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just put them all on notice,\u201d Rahiki said. \u201cKnow that I\u2019m coming<br \/>\nand I\u2019m young and I\u2019m hungry. And I\u2019m coming for everything, all<br \/>\nthe bonuses, all the money, all the belts, that\u2019s what I\u2019m here<br \/>\nfor. I\u2019m not here to just have ups and downs. I\u2019m here to take over<br \/>\nand get out of here with no losses.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marwan Rahiki has big aspiration for his UFC career. | Getty\/UFC Marwan Rahiki wants to go out without a blemish on his record.&nbsp; Rahiki (8-0) made his UFC debut in a featherweight matchup against Harry Hardwick at UFC Vegas 114 on Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas. 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