Ian Machado Garry believes Islam Makhachev is searching for a straightforward opponent for his first welterweight title protection.
This previous weekend at UFC 322, Makhachev, who had moved as much as welterweight earlier this 12 months, made his divisional debut and dethroned Jack Della Maddalena with ease. Makhachev is open to preventing different prime contenders, together with Michael Morales or Carlos Prates, but when given a selection, he would need to lock horns with former UFC champion Kamaru Usman.
Garry thinks Makhachev is searching for a straightforward first title protection and subsequently needs to combat Usman. As per the Irishman, given Usman’s age, he’s not the identical hungry and dominant fighter he as soon as was. In an interview with MMA Junkie, ‘The Future’ mentioned:
“I perceive why he [Islam Makhachev] needs it due to what Kamaru Usman was. If he was calling out this combat when Kamaru was that man, comprehensible. Nevertheless, he [Kamaru Usman] will not be the identical champion that he was. He’s a very totally different human proper now. The dominance that he had at a time limit will not be the identical, so I feel Islam is that as a straightforward win. A straightforward first title protection.”
He added:
“Stylistically, it’s additionally good for him. A wrestler, a grappler, somebody who needs to get there and doesn’t have the cleanest hanging on the planet. It’s a straightforward combat for Islam.
Take a look at Ian Machado Garry’s feedback under (7:55):
Ian Machado Garry has huge plans
This weekend within the co-main occasion of UFC Qatar, Ian Machado Garry will lock horns with Belal Muhammad. Garry is assured in getting previous ‘Keep in mind the Identify’ after which he hopes to combat for the belt and as soon as he dethrones Islam Makhachev, he plans on making his first title protection towards the person who handed him his first ever loss ~ Shavkat Rakhmonov.
After that Garry plans to march foward and put his crosshairs on Carlos Prates, whom the Dubliner already beat earlier this 12 months on brief discover .
