Ian Machado Garry concedes if Islam Makhachev wants a welterweight title shot ‘everyone takes a backseat’
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Ian Machado Garry made it clear to the UFC that accepting a short-notice fight against Carlos Prates came with contingencies, and his biggest demand was that a win would earn him the next shot at the welterweight title.
He did his part with a decision win over Prates at UFC Kansas City, and now Garry is set to weigh in as the backup for Saturday’s main event between Belal Muhammad and Jack Della Maddalena. While he’s ultra-confident that the UFC is goi