Ian Machado Garry was fast to reply to the information that Colby Covington was taking his spot in the principle occasion for UFC Tampa. Garry, who initially was the headliner to struggle Joaquin Buckley, was rapidly changed by Covington after Garry changed injured welterweight champion Belal Muhammad for UFC 310.
Ian Machado Garry vs Colby Covington – Struggle That Didn’t come collectively
For a number of months it was speculated that Ian Machado Garry and Colby Covington would struggle as they’d commerce remarks backwards and forwards on social media. It was a struggle that made sense for each as Covington wanted a decrease ranked opponent after shedding in an unimpressive exhibiting in 2023 in opposition to Leon Edwards. The undefeated Garry would’ve fought up within the rankings taking him a step nearer to title rivalry.
After months of social media jabs, the struggle by no means got here to fruition because it was introduced that No. 7 ranked Garry would headline UFC Tampa to struggle No. 9 ranked Joaquin Buckley. After Belal Muhammad pulled out of UFC 310 on account of harm, Ian Machado Garry was fast to interchange him and tackle undefeated No. 3 ranked Shavkat Rakhmonov within the co-main occasion.
The struggle between Garry and Rakhmonov is ready to be a title eliminator struggle for the welterweight gold. Rakhmonov was already set to struggle for the belt in opposition to Muhammad however nonetheless opted to stay on the cardboard as the 2 undefeated fighters will struggle for the spot in opposition to Muhammad.
Colby Covington vs Joaquin Buckley
Covington who’s ranked No. 6 within the division will tackle Buckley who’s at present using a 5-fight win streak. Ian Machado Garry acknowledged that Covington didn’t wish to struggle, “He’s been ducking me for 7-8 months. I signed for the baddest man within the division and this man comes out of the fu**ing shadows.”
Joaquin Buckley then got here out with a response to the change in the principle occasion hilariously saying there isn’t a extra “Buck vs Cuck” and Covington hasn’t wished to struggle “since Obama was in workplace.”
Regardless of the matchup switches, each matchups are good for the division as they every make sense for the welterweight division. Ian Machado Garry can be rooting for Joaquin Buckley to defeat his foe in Covington. In the meantime he’ll struggle Rakhmonov to find out who’ll struggle Belal Muhammad for weltweight gold.
