Ian Machado Garry is looking forward to Islam Makhachev trying to envision his grappling.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jon Jones is backing Makhachev to successfully defend his welterweight title next month because of his wrestling pedigree.<\/p>\n The champion\u2019s dominant grappling is certain to be the rationale that many others agree with \u2018Bones\u2019 when predicting that his win streak will proceed.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, Machado Garry believes that he\u2019s Makhachev\u2019s most dangerous threat, and that\u2019s not simply because of his striking skillset.<\/p>\n Ian Machado Garry has said he doesn\u2019t wish to finish Islam Makhachev early because it will allow people to detract from his win.<\/p>\n While the Irishman actually poses some threats to the welterweight champion, the massive query is whether or not he can keep the fight standing.<\/p>\n This is certain to be Machado Garry\u2019s approach but he\u2019s also looking forward to creating an announcement when he does lock up with the highest pound-for-pound fighter in the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel he has no alternative. That\u2019s my decision [to keep the fight standing],\u201d he told Irish-Boxing.com, as reposted by Red Corner MMA<\/a>. \u201cMy movement will force him to make decisions. He\u2019s gonna inevitably grab my leg \u2013 there\u2019s little question that\u2019s gonna occur. And I can\u2019t wait for it to occur because I\u2019m gonna beat him where he\u2019s best, too.\u201d<\/p>\n Through 11 UFC fights, Machado Garry has recorded a takedown defense success rate of 80%.<\/p>\n He was taken down twice by Shavkat Rakhmonov in ten attempts and defended all seven of Belal Muhammad\u2019s.<\/p>\n Last month, Machado Garry unfollowed a former sparring partner after clips of their training session, where he was taken down, were reposted on social media.<\/p>\n Alexei Pergande later clarified that this happened years ago when releasing the total unedited footage of the session to try to disprove claims that he filmed it without permission.<\/p>\nDoes Ian Machado Garry have what it takes to beat Islam Makhachev? Explain your decision down below!<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/div>Ian Machado Garry suggests he\u2019ll beat Islam Makhachev of their UFC 330 grappling exchanges<\/h2>\n
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