Welterweight Ian Machado Garry suffered his first profession loss at UFC 310, dropping a choice to Shavkat Rakhmonov. Garry accepted the struggle on quick discover after champion Belal Muhammad was pressured to withdraw from the scheduled UFC 310 headliner in opposition to the “Nomad.”
Main into the occasion, Garry accused former champion Kamaru Usman and former interim titleholder Colby Covington of ‘working’ from a struggle with him. On Monday, Usman responded to Garry’s allegations throughout an look on Pound 4 Pound podcast.
“Does he even deserve that?” Usman mentioned. “Main as much as this struggle, rather a lot was being mentioned, made a number of [things up]. I don’t run from anyone! Nobody. I run from nobody, and I don’t know too many guys which might be going to run from anybody, as a result of that is the sport!
“We struggle to make cash. If we don’t struggle, we don’t receives a commission. Anybody within the UFC has to step in there with a view to receives a commission,” Usman continued. “So the notion that ‘Oh yeah, they have been fearful of me’. Like who’re you? Who’re you that I, of all individuals, are fearful of you? I suppose he was upset as a result of he wished me to be his late-notice alternative for his struggle. Who the f*** is that man for me to be a late alternative for?”
Usman final fought at UFC 294 in October 2023, dropping his middleweight debut in a short-notice struggle in opposition to Khamzat Chimaev. Previous to the loss, Usman dropped back-to-back fights to Leon Edwards. He is anticipated to return to motion sooner or later in 2025.
