Ian Machado Garry: 'I'll box the ears off' Jack Della Maddalena after 'sloppy' UFC 315 win
Ian Machado Garry: 'I'll box the ears off' Jack Della Maddalena after 'sloppy' UFC 315 win
It looks like Ian Machado Garry wasn't too impressed with what he saw from the new UFC welterweight champion.
The Irish contender was critical of Jack Della Maddalena's unanimous decision win over Belal Muhammad in the main event of Saturday's UFC 315 in Canada. To the surprise of many, Della Maddalena took the UFC welterweight belt from Muhammad after outboxing him for 25 minutes, while also avoiding any major grappling exchanges.
Despite the big and dominant upset win for Della Maddalena, Machado Garry wasn't too high on the performance.
"You have a new champion in Jack Della Maddalena. He had a great performance, but sloppy," Machado Garry said in a video posted on Instagram. "The rumor is that Islam Makhachev is moving up to 170. If he does, then all of us welterweights have to take a step back and give the man respect he deserves. But if negotiations don't go so well, then you have a tall, blonde Irishman who's ready to take over the UFC and get that belt and I will smoke Jack Della Maddalena. I'll box the ears off him."
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has expressed interest in moving up to welterweight for a second UFC title. UFC CEO Dana White has also expressed interest in giving Makhachev his chance at welterweight gold, and many expect that fight to be next.
This could put many welterweight contenders in difficult positions, including Machado Garry, so he has a few suggestions for some of the ways the promotion could match make things at 170 pounds.
"I was wrong. Jack Della Maddalena is the new champion in the division because Belal didn't shoot any takedowns. Mental, I know," Machado Garry said. "So here are the matchups I think we should see in the UFC welterweight division:
"I want to see Carlos prates take on Geoff Neal: two heavy hitters, two big southpaws. That's a fight I'm interested in to see. Then Leon Edwards – he's always moaning and complaining: 'I don't want to fight any wrestlers. I want to fight strikers.' Then let's give him the most awkward striker in the entire UFC in Michael 'Venom' Page. That's a fight I'd like to watch."
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