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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayIan Machado Garry is oozing with confidence and has already declared himself a future champion. The Irishman will return to the octagon at UFC 330 on August 15 to challenge welterweight champion and P4P king Islam Makhachev.
Garry believes Makhachev doesn’t have many weaknesses, but has never faced anyone as tall, long, and fast as him. And come fight night, when the octagon door shuts, “The Future” wants to prove to the world that the Dagestani wrestling maestro can’t submit him or dominate him on the ground. He has already warned Makhachev, saying:
“I am going to bounce him on his skull, and I am going to take his title and finish that consecutive win streak.”
Check out Ian Machado Garry’s comments below:
🤯BREAKING NEWS: UFC 330 is heating up!
Ian Garry fires shots at Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev:
“Islam has never faced anyone as tall, long, and fast as me. Bring your takedowns — I’ll prove you can’t submit me, dominate on the ground, and take that title!”
Technical… pic.twitter.com/0yILWWbqYR
Ian Machado Garry is confident he dethrones Islam Makhachev on August 15 at UFC 330
During a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Ian Machado Garry, while firing jabs at Islam Makhachev, showed off a pair of custom socks to Helwani, featuring the UFC 330 date, August 15, 2026, alongside the word “CHAMP.” He said:
“He [Islam Makhachev] finally learned how to say yes… I got some new socks. Champ. They say Champ. 15th of August 2026.”
Check out Ian Machado Garry’s comments below:
Ian Machado Garry breaks down how the fight with Islam Makhachev finally came together:
"I was told I was next in January. There were talks about April. Then there was an official offer put out for May 9, to which he turned down.
It was, no, no, no… They spoke to me about how… pic.twitter.com/QTPM0vkSEn
Ian Machado Garry Blames Islam Makhachev Over Title Fight Delay
During the same sitdown with Ariel Helwani, when Ian Machado Garry was asked to weigh in on what took so long to get the Islam Makhachev fight booked, “The Future” revealed that the UFC brass reached out to him to compete in January, then again in April, and lastly on May 9 at UFC 328, a date that Makhachev turned down.
The Irishman added that, as per his knowledge, the promotion wanted Islam Makhachev to fight Ilia Topuria on June 14, but the Russian fighter turned down the superfight.
🚨 Ian Garry says Islam Makhachev turned down an official offer to fight him in May at UFC 328
He also says the UFC informed him that they were trying to make Islam Makhachev vs Ilia Topuria at the White House, but Islam also turned that down
“They told me that they needed to… pic.twitter.com/oQudMD9R80
Islam Makhachev repeatedly expressed interest in fighting Kamaru Usman, Michael Morales, and Carlos Prates rather than Garry. The Irishman, on the other hand, has been calling out Makhachev nonstop after getting his hand raised at UFC Qatar last year.
However, the UFC has now given the short-notice risk-taker a title shot he rightfully deserves for being a company man and also the top 170-pound contender.
Ian Machado Garry calls out Islam Makhachev for August Showdown. [Images via UFC and @iangarryMMA on X]
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