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Islam Makhachev is scheduled to defend his welterweight title against Ian Garry at UFC 330 on Aug. 15 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jones is picking Makhachev to successfully defend his title against Garry. “Bones” believes Makhachev’s elite wrestling will give him an advantage over Garry. Jones also considers Makhachev one of the greatest fighters of all time alongside himself.
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Wrestling Over Everything
“I’m going with Islam because he has a wrestling background, and it’s very hard to beat wrestlers,” Jones told Sport24ru. “He may just be one of the greatest fighters in the world. Right now, it’s me and maybe him. So, I encourage him to keep going.”
Makhachev (28-1) defended the lightweight title four times, the most in the division’s history, before moving up to welterweight. Makhachev dominantly dethroned Jack Della Maddalena to win the welterweight title last year.
Meanwhile, Garry (17-1) has 10 UFC wins while only losing to fellow contender Shavkat Rakhmonov. The Irishman has since rebounded with wins over Belal Muhammad and Carlos Prates.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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