{"id":83838,"date":"2026-02-01T03:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/ufc-higher-ups-admit-ian-garry-too-boring-to-headline-fight-cards-might-have-different-plan-for-islam-title-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T03:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T06:03:34","slug":"ufc-higher-ups-admit-ian-garry-too-boring-to-headline-fight-cards-might-have-different-plan-for-islam-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/ufc-higher-ups-admit-ian-garry-too-boring-to-headline-fight-cards-might-have-different-plan-for-islam-title-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC higher ups admit Ian Garry too \u2018boring\u2019 to headline fight cards, might have \u2018different plan\u2019 for Islam title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Ian Garry wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/412480\/when-ian-garry-smashes-islam-becomes-no-1-pound-for-pound-planet-then-dumb-excuses-done\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:smash Islam Makhachev;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link\">smash Islam Makhachev<\/a> and become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/412480\/when-ian-garry-smashes-islam-becomes-no-1-pound-for-pound-planet-then-dumb-excuses-done\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the top pound-for-pound fighter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link\">the top pound-for-pound fighter<\/a> in the sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">There\u2019s just one problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe Future\u201d is too \u201cboring\u201d to headline UFC events, which could prevent the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\/417947\/ufc-releases-first-official-rankings-update-paramount-era-big-moves-justin-gaethje-jean-silva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:No. 3-ranked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link\">No. 3-ranked<\/a> welterweight from getting the next crack at the 170-pound crown.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That\u2019s according to Makhachev\u2019s manager, Ali Abdelaziz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI asked one guy very high up in the UFC,\u201d Abdelaziz told <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2026\/01\/28\/ufc-islam-makhachev-manager-ian-machado-garry-next-title-defense\/88396269007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MMA Junkie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link\">MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not going to say who, but I had to ask him if he thinks Ian Garry, coming from nine out of 10 fights by decision, is he an exciting fighter? He\u2019s like, \u2018No, he\u2019s boring.\u2018 He\u2019s not the guy people think he is. He was not good enough to be the main event in Qatar. This is my side of the story. I\u2019m sure UFC have a different side, and we will meet up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-322-jack-della-vs-islam-makhachev-start-time-full-results-espn-mma\/403676\/sorry-kids-kamaru-usman-is-islam-makhachevs-first-choice-for-next-title-shot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:constant campaigning for former division titleholder (and fellow client) Kamaru Usman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link\">constant campaigning for former division titleholder (and fellow client) Kamaru Usman<\/a>, Abdelaziz admits UFC might have a \u201cdifferent plan\u201d for Makhachev, who is expected to defend his welterweight title in either May or June of this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI have no problem with him,\u201d Abdelaziz insisted. \u201cHe just lost to Shavkat (Rakhmonov) and he was almost finished by (Carlos) Prates. It\u2019s not like a guy who\u2019s going to sell out an arena or something like that. If he\u2019s going to sell out the arena, why don\u2019t you make him and Belal (Muhammad) the main event in Qatar? You made Arman (Tsarukyan) and Dan Hooker. Neither of these guys are former champions. The math doesn\u2019t add up for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It rarely does <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/3\/12\/24384017\/ufc-314-paddy-pimblett-employs-mma-math-pitch-islam-title-fight-remains-baffled-idiot-dustin-poirier\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:when it comes to Makhachev title fights;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link\">when it comes to Makhachev title fights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/ufc-higher-ups-admit-ian-172226907.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Garry wants to smash Islam Makhachev and become the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. There\u2019s just one problem. \u201cThe Future\u201d is too \u201cboring\u201d to headline UFC events, which could prevent the No. 3-ranked welterweight from getting the next crack at the 170-pound crown. Advertisement That\u2019s according to Makhachev\u2019s manager, Ali Abdelaziz. \u201cI asked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow2JLhCw:productID":"","_gspb_post_css":"","maa_idioma":"","maa_pais":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[16794,15450,6326,3335,6090,16796,14563,5758,16795,10293,3879,4248,2967,6102],"class_list":["post-83838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brasil","tag-admit","tag-boring","tag-cards","tag-defense","tag-fight","tag-garry","tag-headline","tag-higher","tag-ian","tag-islam","tag-plan","tag-title","tag-ufc","tag-ups"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UFC higher ups admit Ian Garry too \u2018boring\u2019 to headline fight cards, might have \u2018different plan\u2019 for Islam title defense - 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