{"id":40638,"date":"2026-09-22T05:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Shavkat-Rakhmonov-is-back-to-wrestling-in-encouraging-UFC-return-sign-202907"},"modified":"2026-09-22T05:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T05:13:57","slug":"shavkat-rakhmonov-is-back-to-wrestling-in-encouraging-ufc-return-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/shavkat-rakhmonov-is-back-to-wrestling-in-encouraging-ufc-return-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Shavkat Rakhmonov is back to wrestling in encouraging UFC return sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Shavkat
\nRakhmonov<\/a>\u2019s recovery and rehabilitation from multiple leg
\ninjuries is seemingly moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n

The undefeated welterweight recently shared footage on his
\nInstagram stories, in which he\u2019s seen doing some light wrestling
\nwork. Rakhmonov hasn\u2019t competed since December 2024, with multiple
\ninjury setbacks preventing a return to competition. However, the
\nrecent video he and his coach shared online could be a sign of good
\nthings to come.<\/p>\n

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Shavkat Rakhmonov continues recovery after calling for Islam
\nMakhachev matchup<\/h2>\n

Rakhmonov (19-0) was working on his clinch work in the video shared
\non Instagram. He appears to be in good spirits and, notably, didn\u2019t
\nhave a protective boot on his leg as he did in a recent
\ninterview.<\/p>\n

While speaking to AFL Global in an interview posted on Sept. 6, the
\nKazakh was wearing a full protective boot. He\u2019s now boot-free and
\ngunning for an Octagon return, evidenced by his comments in said
\ninterview, wherein he said he matches up well with current
\nwelterweight champ Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rakhmonov expressed frustration after Makhachev did not mention him
\namong the leading 170-pound contenders, prompting the latter to
\nrespond that he would consider the matchup once \u201cNomad\u201d has
\nrecovered and returned to action in the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Rakhmonov gave an interview recently with a huge brace on
\nhis knee and he says he wants to fight,\u201d Makhachev said during a
\nmedia scrum. \u201cChoose him and wait for 1.5 years? Let him recover
\nand he will become one of the contenders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nMakhachev<\/a> responds to Shavkat
\nRakhmonov<\/a> who wasn’t happy with him not being mentioned as the
\nnext contender:<\/p>\n

“He gave an interview with a huge brace on his knee. He wants me to
\nchoose him and then wait for 1.5 years for him to recover?”<\/p>\n

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Shavkat Rakhmonov\u2019s recovery and rehabilitation from multiple leg injuries is seemingly moving in the right direction. The undefeated welterweight recently shared footage on his Instagram stories, in which he\u2019s seen doing some light wrestling work. Rakhmonov hasn\u2019t competed since December 2024, with multiple injury setbacks preventing a return to competition. However, the recent video he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}