Islam Makhachev may be the GOAT

Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Garry via unanimous decision at UFC 330. Where do both fighters stand now that the dust has settled?

Chapters:

0:00 Islam Makhachev's GOAT Debate

7:08 lan Garry's Performance

11:52 Potential Matchups for Makhachev

12:38 Next Steps for lan Garry

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Jon Jones. Georges St-Pierre. Demetrious Johnson. Islam Makhachev? The Dagestani’s name sits well in that group. What makes Islam Makhachev’s case for being the greatest of all time special or unique?

Ian Garry massively increased his stock by competing with Islam Makhachev the way he did. His tactics were supreme, he asked uncomfortable questions of Islam Makhachev. Now Ian Garry has proven that he’s not only a great talent, but that he’s close in skill to one of the top five fighters in UFC history.

Now Islam Makhachev moves forward. There are names chomping at the bit to end the Dagestani Dynasty. Carlos Prates. Michael Morales. Shavkat Rakhmonov. The threats are endless.

On the other hand, Ian Garry will have a hard time finding something meaningful. Names like Yaroslav Amosov are interesting. We can answer more questions about Ian Garry’s wrestling. There’s a rematch with Shavkat that could allow Garry to get his other loss back.

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