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Makhachev retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over Garry in the UFC 330 main event on Aug. 15. White later criticized the Irish challenger for being too passive and overly respectful, which he believes cost him the fight.
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Javier Mendez praises Ian Garry’s strategy in UFC 330 loss to Islam Makhachev
Mendez has a different take on Garry’s strategy against Makhachev. While he understands the UFC CEO’s point of view, the American Kickboxing Academy head coach commended Garry’s approach.
“From that perspective, I get where he [Dana White] is coming from, but he doesn’t understand the mentality of a fighter and what Ian pulled off,” Mendez said. “If he understood that, then he’d have a different outlook on it like I do.”
Mendez acknowledged that the fight was lackluster, but Garry’s strategy still impressed him. He suggested the styles of the two fighters contributed to the lack of action, with Garry relying on defensive counter-striking while Makhachev was careful not to overextend himself.
“I understand this more than anybody, probably, on the mental side of it and what I saw from Ian was so impressive,” Mendez added. “The fight was somewhat lackluster. So, yeah, the Dana thing, you know, I get it, where he’s coming from. But from the mentality of a coach, where I’m coming from… Being a coach, that was genius on Ian’s part.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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