Irish striker, Ian Garry has disputed his unanimous choice loss to former coaching associate, Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 over the weekend, claiming the Uzbekistani-born fighter solely received 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 choice (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 battle the Illinois native within the new 12 months, 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-Cellular Enviornment, Ian Garry claimed Rakhmonov solely received the pairing by way of “opinion” — admitting he was happy with his efficiency.
“In victory and in defeat, I’m nonetheless the identical particular person,” Ian Garry, stated in the course of 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 at this time. My hand won’t 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 in opposition to the scariest man within the division, and I went on the market and I ended nearly every little thing. There was at no level that he regarded like he would end the battle; I put him in two submissions, I took his again, I had enjoyable. I confirmed that I can hold with the only greatest 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 received by opinion and that’s OK. I can reside with that and I’m very proud of my efficiency tonight.”
