Islam Makhachev says Ian Machado Garry fight not finalized, sees more interesting option
Pump the brakes, maybe Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry isn't the sure-thing next move for the UFC.
Islam Makhachev has options, despite rumors of a frontrunner next opponent. While many think all signs point to Ian Machado Garry as the next UFC welterweight title challenger, Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) says he has still not been contacted about his next fight. As far as he knows, he has options – including one that he finds to be more interesting than Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) after Saturday's UFC Fight Night 275 .
"The UFC haven't informed me about it yet," Makhachev recently told Red Corner MMA . "But there's been a lot of rumors about me fighting Ian Garry next. Yet I haven't talked with any UFC officials about this fight.
So I can't tell for sure who is the next contender. I've got three to four more possible matchups. Kamaru Usman is also up there.
Ian Garry, (Michael) Morales, Prates. Four of them. Plus, Shavkat (Rakhmanov) might be No.