Irish striker, Ian Garry has disputed his unanimous determination loss to former coaching associate, Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 over the weekend, claiming the Uzbekistani-born fighter solely received the bout “by determination” — claiming he managed to carry his personal over the incoming title challenger.
Garry, who retains the quantity seven rank on the welterweight restrict, suffered his first-ever skilled blended martial arts over the course of the weekend, within the type of a unanimous determination (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in a aggressive back-and-forth pairing.
Going through off with incumbent welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad following his win over Portmarnock native, Garry — surging challenger, Rakhmonov has been tipped to struggle the Illinois native within the new 12 months, in pursuit of his first championship reign beneath the banner of the UFC.
Ian Garry claims he made Shavkat Rakhmonov look “human” at UFC 310
And considerably providing his dispute to the decide’s scorecards on the T-Cell Enviornment, Ian Garry claimed Rakhmonov solely received the pairing through “opinion” — admitting he was pleased with his efficiency.
“In victory and in defeat, I’m nonetheless the identical particular person,” Ian Garry, stated throughout the post-fight press convention. “I’m humble in victory and defeat, I all the time have been. And I don’t really feel like I misplaced as we speak. My hand may not have gotten raised, however I got here out and I fought an enormous, I got here out and I fought the bogeyman. And I confirmed that he’s f*cking human.
“I went on the market on three weeks’ discover and I saved this occasion, I saved this card in opposition to the scariest man within the division, and I went on the market and I finished virtually the whole lot. There was at no level that he regarded like he would end the struggle; I put him in two submissions, I took his again, I had enjoyable. I confirmed that I can cling with the one greatest within the division, and I proved tonight, on brief discover, that I can completely be a champion, and I can do it for 5 rounds and there’s no holes in my recreation, there was nothing that man introduced from me tonight. He received by opinion and that’s OK. I can reside with that and I’m very pleased with my efficiency tonight.”
