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While he’s on the mend from ACL surgery, Conor McGregor is staying invested in what’s going on with the UFC.
Notably, he — like the rest of the country — is excited to watch Saturday’s UFC 330 main event between UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev (28-1) and up-and-coming contender Ian Machado Garry (17-1).
Most believe Makhachev, who’s won 16 straight fights with victories over Arman Tsarukyan, Dan Hooker, Charles Oliveira, Alexander Volkanovski (twice), Dustin Poirier, and Jack Della Maddalena, will pick up an easy win.
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However, Machado Garry is on an impressive run of his own, winning 10 of his 11 UFC fights.
Makhachev is currently a -350 favorite on FanDuel, but that hasn’t convinced McGregor he’s going to win. In fact, he recently predicted that Machado Garry will pull off the massive upset.
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“I’m here to give you my prediction for the Makhachev-Garry fight,” McGregor said in a video on social media. “Let's go, Garry. You know it. He has the tools. He's been doing great work at SBG. He's been putting in some solid rounds. I've been hearing about the rounds and what the structure was. He's long. He's definitely going to stay safe. He's definitely going to be in there. He's definitely going to be in there all the way. Makhachev has pockets where there's a lot of stalling. He still has things to prove in that welterweight division.
“He does look like he has to grow into it a bit more. It's a cracking contest. Of course, I'm going with Ian Garry. I really think he can do it. Of course, I think he can do it. How do I see it? Right high kick across the crown of the head and a victory for the Irish Brazilian. Let's go, Ian. Rooting for you, bro. Great scrap, yeah?”
Though Machado Garry has notable wins over fighters like Belal Muhammad, Carlos Prates, Michael “Venom” Page, and Geoff Neal, Makhachev is easily the toughest fighters he’s ever faced.
Barring something wildly unexpected happening, it’s tough to see Makhachev losing to one of the more unproven fighters he’s faced.
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