Day: 11. August 2026

Islam Makhachev is looking to further extend his win streak against Ian Garry.

Makhachev aims to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title against Garry in the main event of UFC 330 in Philadelphia. The Irish challenger is high in confidence despite being a massive betting underdog and the champion is looking to put him in his place.

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‘We will make him respectful’: Islam Makhachev previews Ian Garry clash Garry’s polarizing personality has divided both fans and fighters. His recent comments have drawn heated reactions, with Makhachev even suggesting his upcoming opponent should do fewer interviews. Speaking on the first episode of “UFC Embedded” ahead of UFC 330, the Dagestani champion claimed that Garry only “acts like a bad guy” and that he’s prepared to humble him.

“He acts like a bad guy,” Makhachev said. “I know he’s a humble guy, but if not, I will make him humble. I’m going to try to follow him and catch him and take him do…

Ian Garry is willing to travel the world to be the best fighter he can be.

While Garry (17-1) is Irish, he’s mostly trained at Chute Boxe in Brazil in recent years. He’s scheduled to challenge Islam Makhachev (28-1) for the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title in the main event of UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

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Ian Garry details his Brazil training camp before facing Islam Makhachev at UFC 330 Garry has split his camp between England, Ireland and Brazil for his upcoming fight. “The Future” is honing his ground game with grappling legend Demian Maia, one of the key reasons he moved to Brazil in the first place. He recently explained that training under Maia is worth the relocation.

“I want to do what I need to do or what I believe I need to do to be the best I possibly can be,” Garry told Spinnin Backfist. “So, traveling out to Brazil and training jiu-jitsu with Demian Maia, arguably the greatest grappler i…

Uros Medic put on a bonus-winning performance despite an injured knee.

Medic headlined the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s recent trip to Serbia, facing Daniel Rodriguez in front of his home fans. Medic recently revealed that he injured his knee on the first day of UFC Belgrade fight week.

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Uros Medic suffered a meniscus injury during UFC Belgrade fight week Medic was able to pop his knee back into place, but it soon began to swell. He recalled the stressful ordeal in a recent interview with MMA Junkie.

“We were just warming up and my knee popped out of place,” Medic said. “I was like, ‘Whoa, what is this?’ I didn’t feel any pain and I tried to straighten my leg out and it popped back in. And I could feel right away it started to fill with liquid, started to swell.”

Medic was diagnosed with a meniscus injury but declined medication, instead undergoing tissue work to reduce the swelling. As the Serbian-American limped through fight week, he hop…

Canadian fans will have several home-country fighters to support at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next event in Edmonton, Alberta.

Four new bouts have been added to UFC Edmonton, which takes place Oct. 17 at Rogers Place. In addition to the recently announced bouts, Canada’s Mike Malott will take on Joaquin Buckley in the main event.

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Four Canadian fighters added to UFC Edmonton lineup Marc-Andre Barriault (17-11) will have the home crowd behind him when he takes on Kyle Daukaus (17-5) in a middleweight matchup at UFC Edmonton. Barriault has endured a turbulent UFC tenure, going 6-10 (1 NC). He has won only once in his last six outings and is currently on a two-fight losing streak.

Meanwhile, Daukaus made an impressive comeback to begin his second UFC stint after being released in 2022. The American finished both of his UFC opponents last year but suffered a first-round stoppage loss to Bo Nickal in June at UFC Freedom 250.

Canada’s Tan…