Kamaru Usman isn’t assured that Shavkat Rakhmonov vs. Ian Machado Garry will ship motion at UFC 310.
Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) takes on Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a five-round welterweight co-main occasion Dec. 7 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas. Rakhmonov vs. Garry is a battle between two undefeated high contenders. Regardless of Rakhmonov boasting a 100% end charge, Usman thinks Garry’s latest performances received’t outcome within the thrilling matchup everyone seems to be projecting.
“I just like the matchup, however we tend to get excited for these Ian Garry matchups, they usually don’t end up the way in which we predict,” Usman mentioned on his “Pound 4 Pound” podcast with Henry Cejudo. “I’m being trustworthy. Did I not say the identical factor in regards to the Michael ‘Venom’ Web page struggle? That’s not a knock. It’s simply the way in which that Ian Garry likes to struggle. Ian Garry is a man that loves house. He likes to make it look fairly. He likes to run off his combos and transfer, transfer, transfer.
“Make it look fairly to the place you could have a man like Shavkat, who’s form of a search and destroy sort of man. He needs to get into the motion. So, I just like the matchup, in fact. … I feel it’s struggle. Shavkat goes to come back ahead. He’s going to attempt to search and destroy as he all the time does, and Ian Garry goes to maneuver round to create the house, to attempt to discover the great strikes. So, it’s struggle on paper. I don’t know the way it’s going to look on struggle night time.”
Having skilled with each fighters at Kill Cliff FC, former UFC welterweight champion Usman didn’t deal with the rumors of Rakhmonov getting one of the best of Garry in observe. He expects their historical past on the coaching mats so as to add a bit of spice to the buildup.
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“It’s an intriguing struggle as a result of there’s a bit of little bit of backstory,” Usman mentioned. “So, I feel it’s going to make for a bit of bit extra animosity as we get nearer to the struggle, however I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s not probably the most electrifying struggle that we’ve ever seen like we’re anticipating.”
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