Garry fired back this week, denying those claims and making it clear he\u2019s not avoiding anyone.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Not a chance. I have never ducked anyone in my life<\/a>, and I never will,\u201d Garry told Games Hub<\/a> recently. \u201cI\u2019m in negotiations with the UFC. Sean Brady just had a fight with Leon Edwards, where he was told behind the scenes that he was gonna be the number one contender. He now has to fight again, because Islam Makhachev is moving up. I\u2019m in a position where I have proven time and time again that I\u2019ll fight anyone, anywhere, anytime, and I\u2019m as game as game gets.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I beat Sean Brady, I want it publicly known to the world that I\u2019m the next in line,\u201d Garry added. \u201cThere\u2019s no one skipping me. There\u2019s no Kamaru Usman coming up. There\u2019s no Carlos Prates coming up. I\u2019m next in line. Shavkat comes back from injury. No, I\u2019m here. I\u2019m next in line.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf the UFC gives that word, the UFC, stick to that,\u201d Garry concluded. \u201cThat\u2019s something I give them credit for. They stick to that word. So I want it publicly announced that if me and Sean Brady are fighting, it\u2019s the number one contender fight and it\u2019s publicly announced as that. So Sean Brady should shut up and let me do all the heavy lifting and he just needs to show up on fight night and lose.\u201d<\/p>\n Garry, 27, is 9-1 inside the Octagon, with his lone setback coming<\/a> against Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310<\/a>. Whether or not his rumored Vancouver booking ever existed, one thing is clear: he wants Brady next<\/a> \u2026 but only with a title shot on the line.<\/p>\n