Irish welterweight contender, Ian Garry has hit out at matchmakers for overlooking him for a UFC 315 title battle with Belal Muhammad instead of Jack Della Maddalena, claiming the promotion is “wrong” for preferring the Australian striker to him.
Garry, the present quantity seven ranked welterweight contender, suffered his first loss in combined martial arts final yr, co-headlining UFC 310 in December.
Taking up the unbeaten ending ace, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Portmarnock striker, Garry was crushed over the course of 5 rounds in a aggressive unanimous determination loss to the surging challenger, who inflicted his first loss within the Octagon.
Ian Garry hits out at matchmakers after UFC 315 title battle mishap
And but to be booked within the time since, Ian Garry has hit out on the promotion for matching Della Maddalena towards champion, Muhammad in a title battle at UFC 315 — claiming he mustn’t have been neglected for the striker who has been sidelined via harm for the final yr.
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Seeing his spectacular successful run halted by Rakmonov, Irish challenger, Garry had landed a surprising eight battle successful spree within the Octagon previous to his matchup with the ending ace on the finish of final yr.
Throughout his spectacular run, the previous Cage Warriors welterweight titleholder had racked up quite a few spectacular wins over the likes of Michael Web page, Geoff Neal, Neil Magny, and completed the duo of Daniel Rodriguez, and Music Kenan.