Properly, it wasn’t fairly. However Ian Machado Garry walked away from UFC 303 with a win over Michael “Venom” Web page.
Web page shortly established himself because the sooner and extra harmful striker, however sadly for “MVP,” that is combined martial arts. Garry turned to his grappling and jiujitsu expertise to overpower his trendy opponent, taking him down and almost choking him out within the first spherical.
A 3rd spherical spent on Web page’s again locked the choice win in for “The Future,” to the boos of those that needed to see a stand-and-bang battle. Garry was unapologetic about how he earned his win, and he’s already trying onwards and upwards to his subsequent opponent.
“I wish to be energetic, being energetic is the one largest factor to me,” he mentioned through the UFC 303 post-fight press convention. “I’m not going to cease coaching and I’d like to struggle once more in Las Vegas in December, so let’s see who’s prepared.”
“I’ve been calling out Colby [Covington], I’ve been calling out Shavkat [Rakhmonov], I’ve been calling out [Kamaru] Usman,” he declared. “Give me anybody that’s ranked increased than me and let me get my hand raised in essentially the most fabulous model I presumably can.”
“This Shavkat, 18-0, undefeated, I’d like to get my palms on him. I’ve skilled with him. I’ve nothing however respect for the man. However I wish to be the primary man to take his 0 and I do know I can do it. I simply beat the quickest man within the division apart from me.”
Appears like Ian forgot what occurred throughout these coaching classes. I don’t thoughts reminding him sooner or later. https://t.co/B4a7GesXp4
— Shavkat “Nomad” Rakhmonov (@Rakhmonov1994) June 30, 2024
“In the case of placing and expertise, I can do it,” he concluded. “In the case of grappling, you’ve seen the expansion that I’ve had. I’d like to show it towards somebody like him.”
It didn’t take lengthy for Rakhmonov to answer Garry’s callout.
“Appears like Ian forgot what occurred throughout these coaching classes,” he wrote on X (previously Twitter). “I don’t thoughts reminding him sooner or later.”