Pros Predict Belal Muhammad Vs. Ian Machado Garry – ‘It Will Be A Close Fight’
Belal Muhammad takes on Ian Machado Garry at UFC Qatar, pros picked their winner.
Belal enters into the fight with a loss against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315 in May, which cost him his welterweight title. The defeat ended his 11-fight unbeaten streak, but the title is now held by his close friend Islam Makhachev who beat Maddalena at UFC 322. Meanwhile, Garry has nine wins from his 10 UFC bouts. His only loss came against Shavkat Rakhmonov, but he bounced back from that defeat by beating Carlos Prates in his last fight in April. Here is how the pros saw the fight playing out.
Predictions
“I really like Belal and am rooting for him. I do think it will be a close fight, but I think Belal can grind out a decision win,” Beneil Dariush, UFC lightweight
“Ian Garry by decision, but I think it will be a really close fight. I just think Garry is the better striker and uses his range well. He will also avoid being taken down,” Steve Garcia, UFC featherweight
“I think Garry will be able to keep it standing and on the feet; he’s the better striker, as he should get a decision win,” Davey Grant, UFC bantamweight
“That’s a close fight, but I think Ian Garry edges out a decision win here. I think Garry just lands the better shots on the feet,” Mario Bautista, UFC bantamweight
“Belal. I think he rebounds nicely and mixes in his striking with wrestling, clinch work to get a decision win over Garry,” Kyle Daukaus, UFC middleweight
“I think Belal can grind out a decision win,” Adrian Yanez, UFC bantamweight
“Belal Muhammad. I think it will be a close fight, but Belal knows how to grind out these wins, and I think he can mix in his wrestling and clinch to get a decision win,” Bryan Battle, former UFC middleweight
Full Card
Belal Muhammad vs. Ian Machado Garry — 170 lbs.
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Alonzo Menifield — 205 lbs.
Jack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai — 170 lbs.
Shamil Gaziev vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta — 265 lbs.
Alex Perez vs. Asu Almabayev — 125 lbs.
Prelims
Luke Riley vs. Bogdan Grad — 145 lbs.
Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Raffael Cerqueira — 205 lbs.
Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulanbekov — 125 lbs.
Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria — 135 lbs.
Ryan Loder vs. Ismail Naurdiev — 185 lbs.
Shaqueme Rock vs. Nurullo Aliev — 155 lbs.
Saygid Izagakhmaev vs. Nicolas Dalby — 179 lbs.
Marek Bujło vs. Denzel Freeman — 265 lbs.
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