Ian Machado Garry’s stock rose significantly with UFC fans over the past week. The Irishman’s welterweight’s willingness to step up to the plate and effectively save UFC 310 after Belal Muhammad fell out of the original main event (where he was due to defend his title against Shavkat Rakhmonov) looks to have turned the tide in his bid to become accepted by a fanbase that seemed sceptical of his claims to be a future welterweight champion.
Rakhmonov came into Saturday”s event at the T-Mobile Arena as a heavy favorite due to his unbeaten record and 100% finish rate, and Garry did what nobody else has been able to do since the Khazak first appeared inside the Octagon in October of 2020: he made “Nomad” look human.