UFC Hall of Famer Chris Weidman believes Ian Machado Garry will get a brutal reality check against Islam Makhachev at UFC 330.

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev will look to retain his belt and his spot atop the pound-for-pound rankings against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330. Makhachev returns to the Octagon for the first time since winning the welterweight title at UFC 322 last year against Jack Della Maddalena.

Makhachev is expected to utilize a wrestling-heavy approach against Garry’s stand-up when they meet in the Octagon. But Garry also has dangerous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he’s polishing up with Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 330.

Garry has repeatedly touted Makhachev as the toughest test in the UFC. According to a former UFC champion, Garry is set up for a big fall against the UFC’s pound-for-pound king.

Chris Weidman: Islam Makhachev’s wrestling will ‘frustrate’ Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330

In a recent episode of the Deep Waters podcast, UFC Hall of Famer Chris Weidman didn’t express optimism in discussing Garry’s chances against Makhachev.

“This is going to be a really stressful fight for Ian Garry,” Weidman said of Garry.

“I don’t think he’s going to be as comfortable because he’s going to be s—— his pants about the takedown because he sees how good Islam is on the ground, and Islam is going to throw hard on the feet, too…

“I think the best chance he has is to run and frustrate Islam into bad shots, bad takedown offense, also bad strikes on the feet because he’s overreaching, because Islam is used to dominating,” Weidman continued on Garry. “He wants to just go in there, take him down and submit him or beat him up on the feet. If this fight is slow and boring, I think Islam will make some mistake.” (h/t MMA Junkie)

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