Garry wants to prove a point against Islam
Makhachev.
Garry is scheduled to challenge Makhachev for the welterweight
title in the main event at UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.
Garry believes his rangy movement will pose Makhachev problems that
he has never faced before. While Garry went to wrestling camp in
Georgia, Makhachev recently said that wrestling cannot be learned
in a few months. However, Garry hopes that Makhachev takes him down
so that he can prove a point. The Irishman vows to defeat Makhachev
in wrestling, which is the Dagestani champion’s bread and
butter.
‘I’m Going to Bounce Him on His Skull’
“He’s never fought someone as long and tall as me,” Garry said on
Instagram. “He’s not fought someone as fast as me. He’s never
fought someone that has the distance management, the boxing
capability, the head movement that I do. And also takedown defense.
He might get me down, I hope he does. Because I want to prove to
the world that he can’t submit me. I want to prove to the world
that I can get back up. I want to prove to the world that I can
beat him in his own world. I don’t care how long he has trained in
that area. I don’t care if he’s an internationally recognized
master of sambo or not. I’m going to bounce him on his skull. I’m
going to take his title. I’m gonna take his throne. And I’m gonna
finish that consecutive win streak. And I’ll always be the guy that
stopped history from happening.”
Makhachev (28-1) defended his lightweight title four times, the
most in the division’s history, before moving up to welterweight,
where he dominantly dethroned Jack
Della Maddalena to win the title this past November. Meanwhile,
Garry (17-1) went undefeated in his first eight
UFC outings before suffering his lone professional loss against
fellow welterweight contender Shavkat
Rakhmonov. “The Future” has since rebounded with wins over
Carlos
Prates and Belal
Muhammad.