Welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry could also be one battle away from a title shot. That is what he believes.
Garry (16-1) takes on former champion and high contender Belal Muhammad (24-4, 1 NC) within the UFC Qatar co-main occasion on Nov. 22. A win over Muhammad results in a title battle, in line with Garry.
“Whenever you knockout No. 1 on this planet, there’s nothing else. Whenever you knockout a former champion and he was No. 1 on this planet proper now and also you smash him in much less rounds than JDM (Jack Della Maddalena) may, then that is all that issues to me. I do know I am getting a world title battle after this” Garry stated on The Ariel Helwani Present.
“The Future” would not simply need to defeat Muhammad when the 2 meet inside Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Enviornment. He intends to make a press release towards the previous champion.
“I wish to assume it is not going to get previous the second,” Garry stated. “I need to end him. I need to make it violent. I need to put that exclamation mark on it like I’m the most effective welterweight on the planet proper now. … I need everyone to see come Nov. 22 that I am the most effective welterweight strolling the planet.”
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“I’ll end Belal Muhammad. That’s my objective. That’s my single one focus of this battle is I need to go on the market and depart it unquestionable that I am the one best welterweight strolling the planet,” continued Garry.
Garry final fought in April, defeating Carlos Prates by way of unanimous determination after accepting the bout on brief discover. With the win, he rebounded from his first profession loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov in his earlier outing.
Muhammad misplaced the 170-pound championship in his final battle to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315.