Former UFC champion Kamaru Usman didn’t maintain again in response to Ian Machado Garry’s current taunts and allegations.
Ian Machado Garry stepped up on brief discover to face fellow unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310. Forward of the occasion, he had Kamaru Usman on his thoughts, after the previous champion turned down the slot that Garry finally accepted.
Garry lost to Rakhmonov by unanimous resolution at UFC 310 final Saturday in Las Vegas. It was the primary defeat of his profession after current wins over Geoff Neal, Neil Magny, and Michael ‘Venom’ Web page.
Regardless of the loss, Garry’s inventory arguably didn’t budge after the defeat to Rakhmonov. He almost completed Rakhmonov within the later rounds after struggling to seek out his timing early on within the struggle.
Forward of UFC 310, Garry took several shots at Usman, who hasn’t fought at 170lbs since falling to Leon Edwards in back-to-back title fights. He criticized Usman and Colby Covington for not accepting bookings with Garry in favor of different alternatives.
It didn’t take lengthy for Usman to deal with Garry in gentle of the Irish contender’s first profession setback at UFC 310.
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Kamaru Usman to Ian Machado Garry: ‘Who the f*** is that man?’
Throughout a current episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Usman responded to Garry’s allegations by questioning his worthiness of going through him within the cage.
“Does he even deserve that?” Usman mentioned. “Main as much as this struggle, so much was being mentioned, made loads of [things up]. I don’t run from anyone! Nobody. I run from nobody, and I don’t know too many guys which might be going to run from anybody, as a result of that is the sport!
“We struggle to make cash. If we don’t struggle, we don’t receives a commission. Anybody within the UFC has to step in there with a view to receives a commission,” Usman continued. “So the notion that ‘Oh yeah, they have been petrified of me’. Like who’re you? Who’re you that I, of all individuals, are petrified of you? I assume he was upset as a result of he wished me to be his late-notice substitute for his struggle. Who the f*** is that man for me to be a late substitute for?”
Usman hasn’t fought since a middleweight loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. Along with his response to Garry’s feedback, Usman reiterated that he’s nonetheless recovering from put on and tear sustained earlier in his profession.
Usman desires to return to the Octagon in 2025 as soon as he’s totally healed and in form. Earlier than back-to-back losses to Edwards, Usman was regarded as arguably the very best pound-for-pound fighter within the UFC.
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Kamaru Usman plans on welterweight return in opposition to ‘worthy’ contender
Usman had beforehand teased a full-time transfer to middleweight, however after Garry’s taunts, he could postpone these plans. A matchup between Usman and Garry may probably come to fruition in 2025 relying on Usman’s return timeline.
Earlier than the loss to Rakhmonov, Garry was unbeaten in his skilled MMA profession, together with a Cage Warriors title win earlier than signing with the UFC. The 27-year-old is predicted to be within the UFC welterweight title dialog for years to come back.
Usman is looking for his first win since defeating Covington by unanimous resolution at UFC 268. He defended the welterweight belt in opposition to Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns earlier than Edwards dethroned him at UFC 278.
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