November 30, 2024 9:15 am ET
Joaquin Buckley sees Ian Machado Garry doing simply sufficient to beat Shavkat Rakhmonov.
Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) meets fellow unbeaten contender Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round welterweight bout Dec. 7 at UFC 310 from T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was initially scheduled to face Machado Garry at UFC on ESPN 63, earlier than the Irishman was pulled to step in towards Rakhmonov every week prior at UFC 310. Though Rakhmonov poses severe risk, Buckley thinks Machado Garry will stick and transfer his solution to a victory.
“Lots of people will not be going to imagine me, however I believe Ian Garry goes to win – by the pores and skin of his tooth similar to the remainder of his wins that he had,” Buckley instructed Middle Easy. “Whether or not that’s with MVP or with Geoff Neal. He does an excellent job of staying secure and surviving, and in case you don’t have the toes to sort of seek out guys like that, the place they’re continuously shifting and continuously evading, and also you arrange traps.
“Clearly, you’re not going to have the ability to land these energy pictures. … If you happen to get within the hearth with Shavkat Rakhmonov, you’re going to get burned. However I don’t see Ian Garry working into that burning home. He’s going to attempt to flee and evade the entire time, and I can see Ian Garry getting his hand raised by choice.” Buckley could have misplaced out on his battle towards Machado Garry, however will nonetheless get a giant alternative. He takes on former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) within the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner on Dec. 14 from Amalie Enviornment in Tampa, Fla.
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