Well, judging by Kakhramonov’s third-round submission of Jones on the UFC Fight Night card, it appears that he’s going to be sticking around for a while. And this time, as he prepares for a Saturday matchup with veteran Brian Kelleher, things are, dare we say, normal.
“Yeah, it’s finally feels normal,” Kakhramonov agrees. “I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing.”
And even though he’s only 11 fights into a pro career that began in 2017, the 9-2 Kakhramonov believes he’s ready for whatever Kelleher and the rest of the UFC bantamweight division has for him.
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“I did everything,” he said. “I lost a decision, I’ve won decisions, I have knockouts, I have finishes. I did everything in the sport. I’ve been knocked out, so I feel like I’m in a better place now.”
He’s even had a full training camp for this one, not that any of that affects him, either positively or negatively.
“Some fights I had camps, some fights I had to take short notice, it depended on what was going on,” Kakhramonov said. “But I’m always in the gym, so it was whatever. It’s always been like that. To me, it don’t really matter because I’m training and doing something. I’m always in shape, so just going out there and fighting, it feels the same. Of course, I like having a camp better, at least four or five weeks. I think that’s still better.”
