Sporting Submit completely caught up with Irish MMA fighter Ian Machado Garry, who has been dubbed ‘the following Conor McGregor’.
Garry, who was a Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion previous to signing with the UFC, stated:
- I wish to show I’m the baddest man on the planet by beating ‘boogeyman’ Khamzat Chimeav in Eire…I wish to punch his mouth off
- I’ll showcase a ‘mesmerizing’ Israel Adesanya-inspired tactic in opposition to Neil Magny on Saturday
- I’ll be ‘unbeatable in two years’…I’m not in a rush for a title shot.
Garry reveals he’ll showcase ‘mesmerizing’ Israel Adesanya-inspired tactic on Saturday night time
“I’m blessed to dwell this nomadic way of life and I wish to go to New Zealand and prepare with Israel Adesanya subsequent as a result of proper now he’s the very best striker within the sport, and the way in which he switches between southpaw and orthodox, the stream, the wonder in they means he disguises the change of stance is mesmerizing, and I adore it, and I consider that’s the following evolution for me. I’ve obtained every thing I ever want from an orthodox standpoint. Now if I’ve that from a southpaw standpoint, I’m twice the problem I already am, and it’s one thing I’ve been engaged on and one thing you will notice on Saturday night time.”
“I may beat Neil Magny on three minutes discover, wherever on the earth. I didn’t have to take any time to consider taking it. It’s the battle I referred to as for after my final battle, as a result of Neil has loads of respect in his identify. He’s sport. He possesses challenges. He’s lengthy, he’s lanky, he’s sturdy. He’s robust. He beats lots of people he shouldn’t beat as a result of he drags folks into his battle. I’m a totally totally different fighter. I’m younger, I’m clever. I’m good. My battle IQ is unequalled, and I’m going to surgically demolish him on Saturday night time.”
Garry says he’s in no rush for a title shot and shall be ‘unbeatable in two years time’.
“I believe that I’ll have a title shot after I deserve a title shot in my thoughts. I don’t wish to rush. I’m 25 years of age. I flip 26 in November. I’ve no rush to get to a world title. I wish to develop my craft and develop my talent, develop my crew, my household, my supporters, my following. I wish to construct a model. I need all of it by the point I’m preventing for a world title. I’ve obtained 4 extra flights in my thoughts. I’m going to beat Neil Magny on Saturday night time. I then wish to beat two guys ranked between #10 and #5, after which two guys within the high 5, so for me, I’m 4 fights away earlier than I even have a look at a title shot. The quantity of prospects I’ve seen on this sport – rush, rush, rush – they usually get into the highest ten. They go for a title battle solely to get beat, after which they go on the skid.
“Firstly, I’m very blessed, I don’t must battle for cash. I battle for enjoyment. Lots of people do it as a result of they want the cash they usually put themselves in a monetary state of affairs the place they’re not as good as I’m outdoors of the cage. So I’m not preventing for cash. I’m preventing for legacy. I’m preventing for pleasure. I’m preventing to go away my identify on this sport within the historical past books eternally. I don’t have to rush. So 4 extra fights – that offers me a yr, or a yr and a half, to develop extra wrestling offense and protection, extra jujitsu offense and protection, and develop my placing abilities. It’s going to simply imply that after I battle for that world title, I’m going to be ten occasions extra elite than I’m proper now, and that particular person in two years time is unbeatable.
“I’m not the best wrestler on the earth. I’m not the best jiu jitsu practitioner on the earth, I’m not the best striker on the earth, I’m not the best MMA fighter on the earth, but. However I’m studying from a number of the greats. I labored with Gilbert Burns and Felipe Pena not too long ago, who’re a number of the greatest grapplers the world’s ever seen and world champions in jiu jitsu. I’ve chopped it up and realized from the likes of Leon Edwards and Stephen Thompson. Henry Hooft and Henry Clemson are wonderful placing coaches, wonderful folks that I can join with and that assist me develop.”
Garry says his dream battle is ‘Boogeyman’ Khamzat Chimeav
“I’m coming again to Eire per week after this battle and I’m going to be coming again as a ranked fighter within the high ten of the UFC, which goes to be such a particular feeling. So carrying that flag, carrying that banner, and being Irish, and being the following celebrity out of Eire within the UFC, it’s so highly effective and it’s so particular to be from such a small nation and obtain such nice issues. I really like Eire and the folks of Eire and I simply need the folks of Eire to be excited by my journey.”
“It must be within the Three enviornment in Dublin, Eire as my dream venue as a result of they’re by no means going to go to Croke Park. And the dream opponent can be me versus Khamzat Chimeav as a result of everybody talks about him like he’s this badman and this boogeyman, however in time I’m going get an opportunity to put palms on him, – if he’s the baddest man that everybody is afraid of – i’m going to point out the world what’s up. He’d be my dream opponent in Eire. I need that f**king wolf. I need that badman. I wish to be the baddest man on earth, and everybody considers it to be him for the time being, however let me punch the mouth off him and we’ll see what’s up.”
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.