Irish striker, Ian Garry has disputed his unanimous resolution loss to former coaching accomplice, Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 over the weekend, claiming the Uzbekistani-born fighter solely gained the bout “by resolution” — 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 resolution (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) in a aggressive 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 below 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-Cellular Area, Ian Garry claimed Rakhmonov solely gained the pairing by way of “opinion” — admitting he was pleased with his efficiency.
“In victory and in defeat, I’m nonetheless the identical particular person,” Ian Garry, mentioned throughout the post-fight press convention. “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 may not have gotten raised, however I got here out and I fought an enormous, 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 towards the scariest man within the division, and I went on the market and I finished virtually all the things. 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 cling 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 dwell with that and I’m very proud of my efficiency tonight.”
