Chael Sonnen suggests Shavkat Rakhmonov could possibly be the rationale Ian Machado Garry left Kill Cliff FC.

Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) used to coach at Kill Cliff FC alongside undefeated Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and a slew of different high welterweight contenders beneath the steering of Henri Hooft.

Machado Garry ended up leaving, and has since educated at Chute Boxe Diego Lima, and most lately Bangtao Muay Thai and MMA in Phuket. Sonnen speculates why the Irish rising star opted to depart the talent-stacked mats in Florida.

“At 24 years previous, utterly undefeated, you’re the one controlling the headlines,” Sonnen stated on his YouTube channel. “However on this room, you’re No. 5 – simply inside the weight class. There’s 5 guys on this follow room, in your weight class, that may beat you and do it every day.

“‘However ‘The promoters need to see you for some purpose. Your placement on the cardboard is greater than our placement on the cardboard. The quantity of headlines that you simply garner, your social media and your followers, and the those who consider you’re the man – when the 4 of us know you’re not.’ And simply by instance, is that why Ian left?”

Machado Garry is scheduled to face his former Kill Cliff FC teammate Rakhmonov in Saturday’s UFC 310 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) welterweight co-main occasion at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.

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