Ian Machado Garry may not have matched the recent first-round heroics of his division peers, but he still made a case for being the UFC’s new welterweight number one contender.
The confident Irishman captured a one-sided unanimous decision over former UFC champion Belal Muhammad on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Qatar, winning a foul-laden fight in which Muhammad suffered two eye hits. Garry then took the microphone and made an inspired post-fight commentary about the pound-for-pound king of the sport: UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev:
“Listen, I just beat the number one welterweight on the planet, Belal Muhammad, a former champion. There is no one above him than the world champion, Islam Makhachev. Belal couldn’t beat me, so Islam, try to beat me. I’m telling you right now, I’m the best in the world and you have a duty to defend that belt against the best welterweight on the planet, and you’re looking at him. It’s Ian Machado. Garry, are you coming to my division? Then you show up wherever you want in the world and I’ll be there. there. I will take that throne from you and end that continuous streak (of victories). There will be no one to stand in my way and my future, and my dreams, so sign the contract and I will see you soon.
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