UFC welterweight star Ian Machado Garry has known as Kamaru Usman irrelevant because the race for a world title shot continues.
As we all know, Islam Makhachev is the present UFC welterweight champion. Within the rankings, there’s a plethora of fighters who imagine they’ve earned the proper to problem him for the belt. That features Ian Machado Garry, who beat Belal Muhammad at UFC Qatar, in addition to Kamaru Usman, who is among the biggest welterweights within the historical past of combined martial arts.
Nonetheless, Kamaru Usman’s win over Joaquin Buckley earlier this yr solely served to interrupt a three-fight dropping streak that he had endured. Many welterweights don’t really feel as if Kamaru needs to be getting a crack at Islam, and that features Machado Garry.
In his post-fight press convention look on Saturday evening, Machado Garry had the next to say about Kamaru Usman.
Ian Machado Garry calls Kamaru Usman irrelevant
“Kamaru Usman is irrelevant,” Machado Garry instructed reporters on the UFC Combat Evening 265 post-fight press convention. “He shouldn’t be talked about on this title rivalry. It’s ridiculous. It’s Khabib’s camp being sensible, making an attempt to get a has-been who has title worth for Islam to get his seventeenth consecutive win. That’s a copout as a champion. That battle can’t occur as a result of that’s not the proper factor to do. That isn’t the responsibility of the world champion. He’s meant to battle the very best on the planet – which is me.”
“I can’t keep in mind what number of fights Belal has had within the UFC, one thing like 22 or 23, and no person has completed that to him,” Machado Garry stated. “No person has beat him all over the place. I confirmed towards a former champion of this division, the No. 1 welterweight on the planet, and I wiped the ground with him for quarter-hour. It sounds fairly convincing to me.”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
