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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 25: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan poses for a portrait after his victory during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Todd Lussier/Zuffa LLC)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 25: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan poses for a portrait after his victory during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 25, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Todd Lussier/Zuffa LLC)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 05: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan poses for a portrait after his victory during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 05: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan poses for a portrait after his victory during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 26: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan poses for a portrait after his victory during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 26, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 26: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Uzbekistan poses for a portrait after his victory during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 26, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC)

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 24: Shavkat Rakhmonov of Kazakhstan celebrates his victory over Alex Oliveira of Brazil in their welterweight bout during the UFC 254 event on October 24, 2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 24:  Shavkat Rakhmonov of Kazakhstan celebrates his victory over Alex Oliveira of Brazil in their welterweight bout during the UFC 254 event on October 24, 2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)