Ian
Garry continues to hold a grudge against Colby
Covington.
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Garry will take on Shavkat
Rakhmonov in a potential title eliminator in the co-main event
at UFC 310
on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile,
Covington will headline a UFC
Fight Night opposite rising contender Joaquin
Buckley at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 14.
Garry’s feud with Covington started with “Chaos” taking unprovoked
digs at the Irishman and his wife earlier this year. While Garry
has since been calling Covington out, the former interim champ
accepted a booking against Buckley after “The Future” was matched
up with Rakhmonov. Garry has previously urged Buckley to knock
Covington out, which he believes “New Mansa” is perfectly capable
of doing. However, in an even more ideal scenario, Garry would love
to make quick work of “Nomad” at UFC 310 and take on Covington at
UFC Tampa the following week.
“I think Buckley starches him,” Garry told Ariel Helwani. “But you
know what I would love?… I go out there Dec. 7 and I take out
Shavkat early. I come out of there unscathed, uninjured. I get on
the mic and I sit down and say, ‘Hey, I could wait until next year
when Belal
Muhammad’s back, or Dana, Hunter, UFC, I could walk my ass all
the way down to Florida and I could beat the bollocks out of Colby
Covington for 25 minutes and I can prove how good I am next week.’
Because that man talks a lot but he’s not willing to back it up… I
would love to beat Shavkat and the following week fight as the main
event in Tampa. And bury Colby Covington and leave him dead and
done in that Octagon, never to be seen again.”
Ian Garry says he wants to beat Shavkat
Rakhmonov “early” at
#UFC310, and fight Colby Covington a week later at
#UFCTampa 😳“I would love to beat Shavkat, and the following week… bury Colby
Covington and leave him dead and done.”🎥 @arielhelwani
pic.twitter.com/pmRpkqmPq6— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
December 2, 2024
Outside of that hypothetical scenario, Garry is expecting a title
shot with a potential win over his Kazakh opponent. “The Future”
then wants to move up to middleweight and challenge Khamzat
Chimaev, who he thinks will be holding the title in the
future.
“My ideal scenario is like, I beat Shavkat, win the world title. I
go up to middleweight and I fight Khamzat and I win that belt,
too,” Garry said. “I am not afraid of any man. I know how talented
I am.”
🏆 Ian Garry states his ideal scenario of
becoming double champion:“I fight and beat Shavkat, I win the world title, I go up to
middleweight and I fight Khamzat and I win that belt too.I’m not afraid of any man.”
🎥 @arielhelwani
#UFC
#MMA
#UFC310pic.twitter.com/Eue9qihfie— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
December 2, 2024