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Ian
\nGarry<\/a> wants to earn another title shot and has revealed which
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\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> welterweight contender he wants
\nnext.<\/p>\n

Garry wants to take on unbeaten 170-pounder Michael
\nMorales<\/a> next and believes a win over the Ecuadorian warrants
\nanother shot at the welterweight championship.<\/p>\n

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Ian Garry targets Michael Morales as his path back to Islam
\nMakhachev or Carlos Prates<\/h2>\n

Garry, who lost to reigning champion Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a> via unanimous decision at UFC
\n330<\/a> in August, hasn\u2019t called for an immediate rematch. The
\nIrishman wants his case for a second title shot to be undeniable
\nand claims being the first to defeat Morales will serve as an ideal
\nstatement.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, there\u2019s only one fight that makes sense right now,\u201d Garry
\ntold Eze Talks Sports. \u201cThat\u2019s Michael Morales. When I beat him,
\nI\u2019m the only one who deserves a title shot, even though me and
\nIslam have just fought.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carlos
\nPrates<\/a>, whose lone loss in the UFC came against Garry, looks
\nset to be the next challenger for the welterweight belt. \u201cThe
\nFuture\u201d says a decisive win over Morales paves the way for a
\nrematch with the winner of Makhachev vs. Prates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether Islam wins, whether Carlos Prates wins the next fight,
\nit\u2019s two massive rematches,\u201d Garry added. \u201cIf I go out there and
\nfinish Michael Morales and get my hand raised, it\u2019s undeniable that
\nI\u2019m back up there for a title shot. That\u2019s what I think needs to be
\nnext.\u201d<\/p>\n