Irish striker, Ian Garry has disputed his unanimous choice loss to former coaching companion, Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 over the weekend, claiming the Uzbekistani-born fighter solely gained the bout “by choice” — claiming he managed to carry his personal over the incoming title challenger.
Garry, who retains the quantity seven rank on the welterweight restrict, suffered his first-ever skilled combined martial arts over the course of the weekend, within the type of a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in a competitive back-and-forth pairing.
Dealing with off with incumbent welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad following his win over Portmarnock native, Garry — surging challenger, Rakhmonov has been tipped to combat the Illinois native within the new yr, in pursuit of his first championship reign beneath the banner of the UFC.
Ian Garry claims he made Shavkat Rakhmonov look “human” at UFC 310
And considerably providing his dispute to the choose’s scorecards on the T-Cell Enviornment, Ian Garry claimed Rakhmonov solely gained the pairing through “opinion” — admitting he was happy with his efficiency.
“In victory and in defeat, I’m nonetheless the identical individual,” Ian Garry, mentioned in the course of the post-fight press conference. “I’m humble in victory and defeat, I at all times have been. And I don’t really feel like I misplaced immediately. My hand won’t have gotten raised, however I got here out and I fought a large, I got here out and I fought the bogeyman. And I confirmed that he’s f*cking human.
“I went on the market on three weeks’ discover and I saved this occasion, I saved this card in opposition to the scariest man within the division, and I went on the market and I ended virtually the whole lot. There was at no level that he appeared like he would end the combat; I put him in two submissions, I took his again, I had enjoyable. I confirmed that I can hold with the only finest within the division, and I proved tonight, on quick discover, that I can completely be a champion, and I can do it for 5 rounds and there’s no holes in my sport, there was nothing that man introduced from me tonight. He gained by opinion and that’s OK. I can stay with that and I’m very pleased with my efficiency tonight.”
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