Ian Machado Garry claims UFC 310 opponent dubbed him as future champ

Based on Ian Machado Garry, Shavkat Rakhmonov referred to as him a future champion.

Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) takes on fellow unbeaten welterweight contender Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 310 co-main occasion at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.

Machado Garry revealed that his former Kill Cliff FC coach Henri Hooft, who additionally coaches Rakhmonov, informed him that “Nomad” sees championship potential in him – however not on his expense.

“Once I obtained there, Shavkat was coaching there as nicely. Me and Shavkat have skilled lots collectively,” Machado Garry mentioned on UFC Countdown. “I believe he’s an outstanding fighter. Henri Hooft informed me that Shavkat Rakhmonov and him had a dialog, and he mentioned, ‘Shavkat is aware of you’re going to be the champion sooner or later.’

“However he says, ‘Me first and him later.’ So it’s unlucky that considered one of us goes to need to lose, and I’m going to do all the things in my energy to guarantee that he’s not getting his hand raised.”

Nevertheless, oddsmakers counsel that Rakhmonov is a tricky mountain to climb for the Irishman. Based on DraftKings, Machado Garry is presently a +300 underdog towards Rakhmonov, who’s a -380 favourite.

Since becoming a member of the UFC, Machado Garry has tried to absorb as a lot information as he probably can by touring the globe. He went from Kill Cliff FC, to Chute Boxe Diego Lima in Sao Paulo, to now coaching at Bangtao Muay Thai in Thailand, which has his confidence at an final excessive.

“There are people strolling round this Earth which have simply been gifted expertise, and I imagine that I’m considered one of them,” Machado Garry mentioned. “In relation to confidence, you want to have the ability to inform the world what you’re going to do and go do it.

“My objective in combating is to go away behind a legacy the place it’s unarguable that I’m one of many biggest of all time. My rise has been excellent to date, however there’s a lot extra to come back and it’s the long run that excites me. … I’m prepared, I used to be born prepared for this chance. I’m telling you now, (Saturday) I’m going to beat Shavkat.”