Ian Machado Garry claims Kamaru Usman turned down a battle with him.
Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was actively looking for a battle with Colby Covington earlier than getting booked to face Joaquin Buckley Dec. 14 within the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner in Tampa.
Nonetheless, when Shavkat Rakhmonov misplaced out on his title battle towards welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in Saturday’s UFC 310 occasion at T-Cell Enviornment, Machado Garry stepped in to face “Nomad” in a five-round co-main occasion.
In line with Machado Garry, a possible battle with Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was beforehand in dialogue.
“I had many conversations back-to-back with UFC,” Machado Garry stated on “The Ariel Helwani Present.” “Initially, the purpose was to line up a battle with Colby Covington. Once more, it’s no secret that he’s been operating. Then they went down the road and checked out Kamaru Usman. The phrases I heard from UFC have been, ‘Kamaru Usman needs nothing to do with you’ – as in, he’s simply operating as effectively.”
Rakhmonov initially referred to as for an interim title battle towards Usman, who was seemingly down for the battle. Nonetheless, Machado Garry isn’t shopping for that the previous UFC welterweight champion was prepared to face him or Rakhmonov.
“Usman has a giant chest and little balls,” Garry stated. “He seems to be good – he’s received a giant chest. He performs the half. However the place it issues between the legs, he’s just a little man. That’s my outlook on it. Him and Colby, they’re older, they’ve been by means of the division, they’ve fought guys. Now, they’re attending to the top of their careers. They wish to select the better-stylistic matchup.
“I assure this: Usman goes to try to push for a battle with Jack Della Maddalena as a result of he’s seen how straightforward it was for Gilbert Burns to take him down. If I have been in Usman’s sneakers, why would I wish to battle the man who’s lengthy, rangy, troublesome to take care of, after I may battle the man who I watched two individuals back-to-back have the ability to take him down fairly straightforward/”
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