The dust had barely settled in Qatar when Ian Machado Garry began calling for the fight he believes he has already earned. A clean sweep on the scorecards. Zero takedowns surrendered. A former welterweight champion stifled at every turn. On paper, few statements are louder than a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 win over Belal Muhammad.

Yet as Garry stood centre cage, demanding Islam Makhachev “sign the contract,” the MMA world’s attention seemed to tilt in a different direction. Why was the Irishman not the name trending next to the former lightweight king’s first title defence at 170? And how did a former two-division champion suddenly steer the conversation?

Henry Cejudo picks Kamaru Usman instead of Ian Garry for a welterweight title shot

The answer arrived on X, blunt, bold, and disruptive

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