“The Future” thinks his 0 didn’t go.
Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Welterweight Ian Garry suffered his first skilled loss at UFC 310 this previous weekend (Sat., Dec. 7, 2024) when Shavkat Rakhmonov secured a unanimous resolution from inside T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Following his loss, Garry determined to talk with reporters in the course of the UFC 310 post-fight press convention (watch right here) … and he revealed he didn’t lose.
“I’m humble in victory and defeat, I at all times have been, and I don’t really feel like I misplaced as we speak,” Garry stated. “My hand may not have gotten raised, however I got here out, and I fought a large. I got here out, fought the boogeyman, and confirmed that he’s f—king human. I went on the market on three weeks’ discover, I saved this occasion, I saved this card towards the scariest man within the division, and I went on the market and stopped virtually every part.
“There was at no level the place he regarded like he completed the struggle; I put him in two submissions. I took his again. I had enjoyable,” Garry continued. “I confirmed that I can cling with the only better of the division, and I proved tonight on quick discover that I can completely be a champion, and I can do it for 5 rounds, and there’s no holes in my sport. There’s nothing that man introduced for me tonight. He gained by opinion, and that’s okay. I can stay with that, and I’m very pleased with my efficiency tonight.”
Despite the fact that he misplaced for the primary time, Garry’s confidence has not wavered. The Irish fighter believes he’s a championship fighter and needs extra respect for being the one particular person to step up and settle for a struggle with Rakhmonov.
“I went on the market towards the scariest man, and I practically f—king completed him,” Garry stated. “That reveals that I’ve a championship mentality. Twenty-five minutes, I stood in there throughout from him, he didn’t have something greater than I’ve. I finished each single one in all his takedowns; it was clear, and I made him struggle tooth and nail for every part. That reveals the extent of expertise I’ve, and I should be among the finest on the planet, and I deserve extra respect from this now…I’m nothing however a gamer; I’ve nothing however respect for everybody I work with and everybody I struggle. I can be a champion at some point.”
There’s little question that Garry proved to the blended martial arts (MMA) world that he is without doubt one of the greatest Welterweights on the planet and can be within the title dialog for years to come back. Nonetheless, in the meanwhile, the now 15-1 fighter must return to the drafting board and discover out who’s subsequent.
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For full UFC 310 outcomes, protection and highlights click on HERE.
