Ian Machado Garry vows to box the ears off ex-UFC champ Belal Muhammad, gets response
Ian Machado Garry vows to box the ears off ex-UFC champ Belal Muhammad, gets response
Ian Machado Garry is eyeing a former champion in his quest for UFC gold.
Machado Garry (16-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) took to social media to dare former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad (24-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) to stand and trade with him. His comments come after Muhammad lost his title to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 last month, where he opted to predominantly strike with the Aussie.
"I believe Belal lost to JDM due to his ego trying to stand and bang when he should have taken JDM down," Machado Garry said in an Instagram post. "Surely he won't try to stand and bang with me? Surely not. I am going to box the ears off you because I'm the best in this division, hands down. Belal, learn from your last loss and never ever, ever, ever try and stand and bang with me."
Muhammad responded to Machado Garry with a date for a potential fight.
"I'll see you at msg."
After Machado Garry defeated Carlos Prates by unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 66 in April, he served as the title-fight backup for Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena at UFC 315, but his services weren't needed.
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