Islam Makhachev is looking to get a stoppage win at UFC 330 when he defends his welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry.

Makhachev is set to headline the numbered event in the first defense of his welterweight title at UFC 330 on August 15. Heading into the bout, Makhachev is a massive -390 favorite while the Irishman is a +280 underdog on FanDuel. Although Makhachev is a big favorite, he’s not just looking to win; instead, he said he plans to take more risks and look for the finish.

“This fight, I will take more risks to finish my opponent, because I like finishing my opponents,” Makhachev said to MMAJunkie. “This fight, I think honestly, from the first time when I take him down, I have a chance to finish him, because I saw his ground game – it’s not so good, you know? He have good striking, long reach, long arm, and he control the distance, always go back, but I see when I take him down, it’s gonna be a finish.”

If Makhachev does finish Garry, it would be a statement win as the Irishman has never been finished in his career. But Makhachev is eager to be the first.

Islam Makhachev looking to learn from Jack Della Maddalena fight

Makhachev wanting the finish comes after him being disappointed in his last fight.

Islam Makhachev is coming off a dominant decision win over Jack Della Maddalena, but he is frustrated with that performance because he wasn’t able to get the finish.

“Honestly, I watched the fight with Jack – I don’t like this fight, you know?” Makhachev said. “Because I want to be just double champ. I was just fighting like, you know, just for the win. I don’t do some things to finish Jack, because I understood I won every round – I just want to take the second belt. If this was just like a regular fight, if we fight second time, I see I can finish him like every round.”

Makhachev is 28-1 as a pro and riding a 16-fight winning streak.

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