{"id":37014,"date":"2026-03-03T06:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Ian-Garry-claims-Islam-Makhachev-needs-more-time-to-fight-him-200320"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:29:48","slug":"ian-garry-claims-islam-makhachev-needs-more-time-to-fight-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ian-garry-claims-islam-makhachev-needs-more-time-to-fight-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Garry claims Islam Makhachev needs ‘more time’ to fight him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ian
\nGarry<\/a> is taking shots at Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> and his team. <\/p>\n

Garry is considered to be among the frontrunners for the next
\nwelterweight title shot against Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a>. However, Makhachev\u2019s manager, Ali Abdelaziz,
\nrecently claimed that the
\nUFC<\/a> is considering another massive matchup for the champion not
\ninvolving Garry.<\/p>\n

\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis is, I can tell you, the UFC working on a big fight Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a>  and [Ian\u2019s]  name is not involved,\u201d
\nAbdelaziz wrote on X. \u201cMuch bigger. One of the biggest fight in the
\nUFC right now they can make. Stay tuned.\u201d

<\/p>\n
\n

This is, I can tell you, the UFC working on
\na big fight Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> and ian name is not involved. Much bigger. One of the
\nbiggest fight in the UFC right now they can make. Stay tuned.\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00)
\nMarch 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/center> Garry refuted Abdelaziz\u2019s statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cNo they\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many Options<\/h2>\n

Abdelaziz then slightly changed tune, saying Garry is still in the
\nrace, although there are other options for Makhachev. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Champ will let you know, there are so many great options, you
\nin the conversation for now,\u201d Abdelaziz wrote.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

The Champ will let you know, there are so
\nmany great options, you in the conversation for now https:\/\/t.co\/cERsN32gxH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00)
\nMarch 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Garry (17-1) now claims that while he is ready to face Makhachev,
\nthe champion needs more time. Garry mocked Makhachev for allegedly
\nbiding for time despite being the UFC pound-for-pound king.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m ready\u2026 He needs more time,\u201d Garry wrote on Instagram. \u201cImagine
\nbeing the number one pound for pound fighter on the planet and
\nneeding MORE time.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Makhachev (28-1) was originally looking to defend his title
\nagainst Kamaru
\nUsman<\/a>, \u201cThe Nigerian Nightmare\u201d recently hinted that he is
\nunlikely to get the next title shot. Meanwhile, undefeated
\ncontender Michael
\nMorales<\/a> is also rallying for the next gold bid against
\nMakhachev. <\/p>\n

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Ian Garry is taking shots at Islam Makhachev and his team.  Garry is considered to be among the frontrunners for the next welterweight title shot against Islam Makhachev. However, Makhachev\u2019s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently claimed that the UFC is considering another massive matchup for the champion not involving Garry. Advertisement \u201cThis is, I can tell […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}