Southampton, he has -After more than a year away from the “Nasty” cage, Nate Ghareeb (10-3) has a return on Saturday at the Co-Main event on Saturday CES MMA 81in the face of coarse and experienced Jefry “The Universal Soldier” Roy (7-5-1). The expected event takes place at the Great Cedar Showroom at the Resort Foxwoods casino in Connecticut.
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Ghareeb’s journey back to the cage was not conventional. After gaining a arduous, divided decision with Mohammad Al Kinani in August 2023, the 32-year-old left his life in Florida-in this training in a well-known American team-the result of divorce, which was the beginning of a deeply personal passage.
In Southampton, Massachusetts, training in Springfield Submission Society, Ghareeb revived his passion for sport.
“Goes well, man,” said Ghareeb about his recent training camp. “This is a little different than usual. I was used to Florida for three years at the American Top Team, and now I have returned to Massachusetts with my ancient coaches and teammates and several recent team members. I feel that I am studying a lot, especially in the strike department.”
Adopted as a child and raised in Massachusetts, Ghareeb for the first time discovered his love for combat sport while attending the University of West Virginia, where he went from wrestling to jiu-jitsu and muay thai.
“I immediately fell in love with martial art,” said Ghareeb. “I fought two weeks before graduating and the weekend later. I knew it was something I wanted to do. I knew that if I didn’t do it, I would probably never do it. I am grateful that I decided to continue it because it led me to the whole world and allowed me to meet several of my heroes – Puna like Don Cerrone.”
While his time at the American Top Team gave him access to the best in this sport, Ghareeb says that returning to Massachusetts and re -merit with his many years And mchintyre He brought him a renovated sense of clarity and purpose.
“The only way I can explain to is that it is something special,” said Ghareeb about McIntyre. “The knowledge he gives me, I just understand it. It’s just more sensible for me. I always take lessons that I learned from anywhere, and add them to my arsenal, so he makes me a more complete warrior.”
Now grounded and focused, Ghareeb remains faithful to aggressive, satisfaction with the crowd, which brought him the nickname “Nasty”.
“I am a fun warrior,” he said. “I bring violence and medium. My style is around it. My goal has never been to be a world champion. I want to have comical fights and moments that people will remember for many years. The goal is to get to the UFC and put the fight against the main edges.”
To do this, he will have to bypass Jefry Roy – a powerful, physically impressive warrior, whose athletism can change the fight with one blow.
“He is a sports guy,” Ghareeb admitted. “He hits heavily. His struggle is very athletic – he just squeezes you or rejects you
Ghareeb believes that his high IQ fight and unpredictable style will reveal Roy’s flaws.
“I have a great feint game,” he explained. “Everyone who has ever paved me or fought me, knows that you never know what is coming. I will exert him pressure and spoil him. If he decides to perform, I have many things to counteract. He will enter really brutal things. He will throw blows with the beard in the air – so he will eat something real nasty.”
After surviving personal and professional failures – including injuries, losses and arduous divorce – this fight is much more than a potential victory for Ghareeb. This is a full and bold step towards a recent chapter.
“I was at the point where I was to retire,” Ghareeb admitted. “But a group of people said:” You can’t. You still have so many. ” We believe in me.
The return of Ghareeb begins this Saturday in Foxwoods.
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Shavkat Rakhmonov hasn't competed since defeating Ian Machado Garry, essentially on one leg, after dealing with knee injuries for nearly two years.
Rakhmonov was slated to fight then-champ Belal Muhammad at UFC 310 in December 2024, but Muhammd withdrew due to injury. Rakhmonov, despite having a miniscus and ACL injury, remained on the card and faced Machado Garry in a No. 1 contender fight, winning a competitive decision.
In a rare interview, Rakhmonov discusses his injuries, and decision making, while also taking a shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov and current welterweight champ Islam Makhachev.
“Well that's my problem, I couldn't fight,†Rakhmonov told Alf Global. “If I had fought, I could've become champion, but that's how it turned out. I was injured. What can I do? We are only human. We are bound to make plenty of mistakes. …
“I actually shouldn't even have fought Ian Garry at all. With injuries like that, I shouldn't have fought at all, I just took a risk. That's the Kazakh way. Kazakhs are very daring. They're not afraid. If it had been some other Dagestani fighter like Khabib or Islam Makhachev, they definitely would've refused.â€
Rakhmonov put over Machado Garry as a great and well-rounded fighter, but obviously believes had he been healthy, it would've been a victory by a wider margin.
“I already had an injury going into the Ian Garry fight,†Rakhmonov explained. “I stepped in, I hadn't fought for a year, I wanted to fight. Even before that, I had health problems, too, and it turned out there were only two weeks left before the Ian Garry fight.
“That old injury was still bothering me a lot. My leg was swollen. And when he was striking me, it was probably because I completely lacked a ligament. I couldn't really feel that strike, in general.â€
Rakhmonov was on the road to a return to the octagon before re-injuring his knee again that has kept him out of action another full year. “Nomad†is 19-0, including a 7-0 run in the UFC — stopping the likes of Stephen Thompson, Geoff Neal and Neil Magny.
Makhachev had recently said prior to his UFC 330 title defense against Machado Garry that he doesn't believe Rakhmonov will fight again after the injuries he has sustained. He hopes to return to action in 2027, but Rakhmonov would be lying if he said it's 100 percent he'll return to the UFC.
““Time will tell,†Rakhmonov said. “It's too early to say anything yet. I'll do my best to come back and win the title. Time will reveal everything.â€
Ian Machado Garry is keeping his head held extremely high following UFC 330, and his loss to Islam Makhachev.
Machado Garry lost a competitive decision to the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world in August, and ahead of Katie Taylor's final fight at Croke Park in Ireland, Machado Garry discussed his feelings about the fight with Makhachev.
“Proud, happy, proud of me and my team, my preparation, everything we did,†Machado Garry told DAZN. “Obviously, annoyed by the result, that's the fight game. We get back on the horse, we go again. Because I've got 10 years in this sport to be at the highest level, fight the baddest men in the world, beat them, and prove that I'm one of the baddest men walking the planet.â€
Machado Garry's performance drew criticism from UFC CEO Dana White for his lack of fire in terms of trying to hurt Makhachev, electing to show, perhaps, too much resppect for the welterweight champion.
Regardless, “The Future†feels if they ran it back — literally, anytime — he would be the one walking out of the octagon as the champion.
“I definitely think the biggest thing I could've done was a bit more volume,†Machado Garry said. “A bit more me, a bit more kicks, more venom in the shots to the head. But at the end of the day, when you're stood in front of a man who has been able to beat everyone he's stood in front of, it's difficult to maneuver that.
“But I feel like if I fight him right now, I beat him. I have so much confidence in myself, so much confidence in my team and the preparation that we do. I just want to get back in there tomorrow and do it all over again.â€
In regards to when Machado Garry would like to return to action in the stacked welterweight division and keep his name in the championship hunt, he says he's just waiting on that phone to ring.
“As soon as physically possible,†Machado Garry said. “Anyone, anywhere, anytime, go back in there, prove I'm one of the baddest men on the planet. Don't stop.â€
Salahdine Parnasse scratched another goal off of his list after securing his first UFC win Saturday in his home country, and he believes he's already in reach of another major milestine.
The former two-division KSW champion showed why he was a prized signing as he needed a little more than half a round to score a vicious knockout over longtime lightweight contender Dan Hooker in the UFC Paris main event.
In his post-fight interview, Parnasse celebrated by calling for a fight with Max Holloway.
“I'm ready for the next fight, top 5,†Parnasse said via a French translator. “My dream fight is Max Holloway. Max Holloway is the legend. Big respect, Max Holloway, my dream fight is Max Holloway. … I'm ready for Max Holloway or top 5, UFC, I'm ready.â€
Holloway is coming off of a win over longtime rival Conor McGregor at UFC 329, though the bout was widely considered a disappointment due to McGregor suffering a fight-ending knee injury that led to a stoppage in just 69 seconds. “Blessed†appears to be biding his time as the top names in the lightweight division are sorted, so his schedule might not line up with Parnasse's in the near future.
“He's a very well-conditioned guy,†Parnasse said. “He was the champion, ‘BMF' champion. It's always been a dream just to see who's better conditioned, me or him.â€
Parnasse has now won six straight fights and 11 of his past 12, and he's no stranger to marquee matchups having competed in multiple championship bouts at 155 and 145 pounds during a successful stint with KSW. Now that he's in a new promotion, his goal remains the same.
“I'm going after the belt,†Parnasse said. “I want to go step by step and keep moving up the division and I want to be the best in the world.â€
Asked for a timetable for a title fight, Parnasse offered a guess.
“We'll see, I hope maybe my third fight,†Parnasse said. “We'll see.â€
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