Garry said he plans to be in attendance, offering a surprising potential outcome and a massive shakeup in Makhachev’s career.<\/p>\n
“l’ll absolutely attend the fight,” Garry said.<\/a> <\/p>\n READ MORE: Joe Rogan offers radical solution to fix \u2018crazy\u2019 issue hurting UFC fighters<\/a><\/p>\n Garry said it is an exciting, yet rather enjoyable experience when watching the fight live, rather than a TV perspective.<\/p>\n Apr 26, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, UNITED STATES; Ian Machado Garry (red gloves) prepares to fight Carlos Prates (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images \/ William Purnell-Imagn Images<\/p>\n “I would want to be there,” Garry said. “I’d wanna see it in real time because real time is different to the TV. Again, stylistically, it’s a great fight. Islam’s phenomenal everywhere and he is only getting better everywhere, but so is Jack. And I just feel like the size difference, JDM couldn’t physically make 155 and I genuinely believe, I think JDM has the opportunity to go out here and knock Islam out.\u00a0“<\/p>\n With Garry suggesting that Makhachev may lose the opportunity to win a second belt, he says that he is only one or two fights away from earning his chance to win gold – and two names stick out from the rest of the division.<\/p>\n “The two people I want to fight right now are Sean Brady and Belal Muhammad,” Garry said. “They’re number one and number two in the world. And a win over either of those [guys], as I believe, cements me as the number one contender and next for that belt. And that’s what I want.\u00a0“<\/p>\n Apr 26, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, UNITED STATES; Ian Machado Garry (red gloves) prepares to fight Carlos Prates (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images \/ William Purnell-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Garry isn’t bothered by either choice, as long as a win keeps him comfortably in the welterweight title conversation.<\/p>\n “I\u2019d smash both of them,” Garry said. “Either of them, doesn’t matter. Again, I don’t care who, I don’t care where I beat both of them.”<\/p>\n Garry’s last fight saw him earn a unanimous decision win opposite Carlos Prates (22-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in April in Kansas City to get back on track after his undefeated record came to a halt last December opposite Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at UFC 310.<\/p>\n Even without a fight booked, at least “The Future” knows where his prospects lie. Therefore, a return is inevitable. <\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more\u00a0FREE coverage\u00a0of the UFC, MMA, Boxing. Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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