UFC-ийн хагас дунд жингийн аварга Ислам Махачев наймдугаар сарын 15-нд болох UFC 330 тэмцээний хүрээнд Иан Мачадо Гарритай тулалдах гэж байна.
Дагестан гаралтай аварга Ислам Махачев аваргын бүсээ хамгаалах анхны тулаандаа Нью-Жерси хотод бэлтгэлээ хангаж байна. Тэрээр өрсөлдөгч Иан Мачадо Гарригийн байнга хөдөлгөөнтэй байж, зай барих тактикийг судалсан бөгөөд түүнийг октагонд барьж авч, газарт буулгах нь гол төлөвлөгөө болохыг онцоллоо. Махачев өмнөх өрсөлдөгчдийнхөө адил Гарриг ч мөн адил аргаар буулган авна гэдэгтээ итгэлтэй байна.
Гарригийн багийн гишүүн, UFC-ийн хөнгөн жингийн аварга асан Чарльз Оливейра энэ тулаанд зөвлөгөө өгч магадгүй гэсэн таамаг байгаа ч Махачев үүнийг тоохгүй байгаагаа илэрхийлжээ. Тэрээр 2022 онд Оливейраг хоёрдугаар раундад арын боолтоор буулган авч байсан түүхтэй тул түүний зөвлөгөө Гаррид тус болохгүй гэж үзэж байна.
Ислам Махачев энэ тулааныг улс үндэстний өрсөлдөөн гэхээс илүүтэйгээр ердийн нэг тулаан гэж харж байна. Өмнө нь Хабиб Нурмагомедов Конор МакГрегорыг, Усман Нурмагомедов Пол Хьюзийг ялж байсан статистикийг дурдаад, энэ удаагийн тулаанд ч мөн адил ялалт байгуулахыг зорьж буйгаа илэрхийлэв. Тулаанч бэлтгэлийн явц маш сайн байгаа бөгөөд Хабиб Нурмагомедов болон дасгалжуулагч Хавьер Мендес нарын удирдлага дор тулаанд бүрэн бэлтгэгдсэн гэдгээ мэдэгдлээ.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 15: Islam Makhachev of Russia awaits the start of the round in the UFC welterweight championship fight during the UFC 322 event at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Islam Makhachev is counting down the days to his first title defense as welterweight champion, and he’s confident he’s ready for whatever Ian Machado Garry throws at him.
As he gets ready for UFC 330 on Aug. 15, Makhachev and his team relocated to New Jersey for final preparations as the Dagestan native seeks to build on his remarkable resume where he’s already a two-division champion and the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport. While he didn’t want to give away too many secrets, Makhachev is confident enough to expose at least part of his game plan, which is based on scouting Garry and his tendency to hit and move constantly during his fight.
“His skills, I just have to run in this camp too much because I have to follow him,” Makhachev told MMA Fighting at Zuffa Boxing 9. “He runs too much. I know his game plan. We always see his fights.
“He has the same style always. I will try to catch him, take him down, just what I did with my old opponents.”
One potential advantage that Garry might have going into the fight is that he counts former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira as one of his main teammates and training partners. Of course, Oliveira faced Makhachev back in 2022, although he had a rough night at the office in their only encounter.
Makhachev scored an early knockdown on the Brazilian and eventually wrapped up a win with a nasty arm-triangle choke that forced Oliveira to tap out in the second round. That’s why the reigning UFC welterweight champion isn’t too concerned that Oliveira has any real knowledge to add to Garry’s strategy by the time they make it to UFC 330.
“Charles is going to teach him how to tap fast,” Makhachev joked. “That’s it.”
While Garry is well known for trash-talking his opponents, Makhachev clearly hasn’t been paying much attention because the fight is all business for him and nothing personal.
A potential storyline heading into fight week could be Garry trying to secure a measure of revenge for his native Ireland after two of his countrymen fell short going up against members of Makhachev’s camp in the past.
Makhachev’s coach and UFC Hall of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov famously dismantled Conor McGregor back in 2018 before securing a fourth-round submission win. Usman Nurmagomedov also did his part with a pair of wins over Paul Hughes in the PFL.
So truth be told, Makhachev doesn’t really see this as some kind of country vs. country rivalry, although he definitely knows the scoreboard thus far.
“This is just a regular opponent,” Makhachev said. “It’s nothing between countries. But still [we are] 2-0 now, it’s going to be 3-0.”
With training camp almost over, Makhachev promises he’s left no stone unturned and his team has put everything together necessary for him to make a successful title defense at UFC 330.
“Everything is going very well,” Makhachev said. “We stay in the same gym the last couple of fights. We stay in New Jersey and training at Nick Catone MMA, it’s a very nice gym. I have too many of my brothers and friends and sparring partners, almost all the team is here, we’re training together.
“Khabib is here. Javier [Mendez] is here. We’re training everyday very hard to be ready.”
