Ian Machado Garry thinks size matters in the UFC 322 welterweight title fight.
Jack Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) makes his first 170-pound title defense against former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) in the Nov. 15 main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Welterweight contender Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who is edging closer to his first UFC title shot, plans on attending the fight and explains why we likely won’t see a new champion.
“I would want to be there,” Machado Garry told MMA Knockout on Sports Illustrated. “I’d want to see it in real time because real time is different to the TV. Again, stylistically, it’s a great fight. Islam’s phenomenal everywhere and he is only getting better everywhere, but so is Jack. And I just feel like the size difference, JDM couldn’t physically make 155, and I genuinely believe, I think JDM has the opportunity to go out here and knock Islam out.”
Machado Garry hasn’t competed since handing Carlos Prates his first octagon loss in their UFC on ESPN 66 main event in April. He is zoning in on two potential opponents for his next fight.
“The two people I want to fight right now are Sean Brady and Belal Muhammad,” Garry said. “They’re No. 1 and No. 2 in the world. And a win over either of those (guys), as I believe, cements me as the No. 1 contender and next for that belt, and that’s what I want.”
