Tasked with handing the unbeaten, Shavkat Rakhmonov his first and solely skilled loss at UFC 310, Ian Garry nonetheless retains sights on a grudge match with former interim champion, Colby Covington — claiming he would “dog walk” the veteran in the event that they ever share the Octagon.
Garry, the present quantity seven ranked welterweight contender, will co-headline UFC 310 this weekend, taking over former Kill Cliff FC stablemate, Rakhmonov — with the victor formally billed to problem the present undisputed champion, Belal Muhammad for the title subsequent 12 months.
Ian Garry rips rival, Colby Covington throughout UFC 310 press convention
And hoping to earn probably the most high-profile win of his younger Octagon profession so far, Garry broached the subject of a future grudge match with Clovis veteran, Covington sooner or later — claiming he would inflict the worst night time within the lifetime of the previous interim titleholder in the event that they ever compete in opposition to one another.
The place is he (Colby Covington) now?” Ian Garry requested assembled media throughout his UFC 310 pre-fight press convention. “The place has he been for the final eight months? He’s been working since that day he met me. He’s been working since that day. Now that you simply’re on this stage taking a battle that nobody within the division wished, do you’ve a message for Colby Covington?
Colby Covington’s afraid of me, proper?” Ian Garry defined. “He won’t ever in his life stand within the octagon with me and face his fears.I promise you now, my objective, my dream state of affairs, I end Shavkat early, come out unscathed, stroll my ass right down to Florida, put that man within the Octagon with me and see what occurs. I might dog-walk him for 25 minutes and make it the worst night time of his life. I promise you that now. He’ll by no means do it.
Himself booked to switch Garry in subsequent weekend’s UFC Combat Night time Tampa headliner, MMA Masters trainee, Covington takes on the streaking St. Louis native, Joaquin Buckley in a headliner on the ultimate card of the 12 months.