Nothing but respect to Ian for stepping in on short notice and fighting one of the best in the world and taking him 5 bloody rounds and giving respect to his opponent and putting a show on for the fans 🔥🇮🇪
He was already in the middle of a camp for a fight next week so defo different opponent and different styles but let’s not call this short notice like he wasn’t already in fighting condition. 🤦🏻♂️
Now people talking down on Shavkat just like people did Khamzat after the Burns and Usman fight. Next time Shavkat dominates people are going to switch back. That's the normality of mma fans...
Notice the subtle racism against Shavkat. The Muslim fanbase subconsciously don’t like him since he is not Dagistani or Middle Eastern looking. They hype up the Caucasian looking Muslims but dismiss the Central Asians or East Asian looking Muslims. If his opponent was not a Palestinian (Belal) or Dagistani (Islam) and Chechen (Khamzat) they would unilaterally support him.
@@grimgoreironhide9985 You're reaching... Kazakhstan was a part of the USSR not too long ago. At the end of the day, Shavkat is a russian speaking muslim, just like Khamzat, Islam, Umar, Movsar, Fiziev, Ankalaev, etc. Daghestanis, Chechens, Ingushetis aren't ethnic russians either. And of course most arab-americans/Brits are gonna side with Belal. Religion has nothing to do with all that in this case specifically.
@@grimgoreironhide9985 What do you mean "caucasian looking Muslims"?Khamzat and Islam are literally caucasian, while Belal looks and is middle-eastern. Funny how people always make it a racial debate, it's simply because out of all the fighters you just mentioned only 1 doesn't speak English
Shavkhat won't dominate anyone else higher up, he only dominated cans and washed fighters, he will be another Leon type boring decision machine there's something about welterweight that make fighters boring
@@nibba5692 "Decision machine" ? The guy went to the socrecards for the first time in 19 pro fights... Give the guy his due. Shavkat isn't overrated. Garry is just way better than people gave him credit for. Shavkat & Garry are gonna fight again in a near future. It's inevitable.
Why ? Didn't do shit except for the last round. Just won the last round 😂 and 3 which was competitive. Shavkhat controlled him the whole fight and landed harder shots
@@MyziikhavusPlease pick a different sport. The ironic thing about your comment is that it was _shavkhat_ who went out of his way to make it boring. Ian was the only one who almost got a finish. Not to mention, Ian landed more significant strikes and did better on the feet. Shavkhat literally just held him up against the fence for 2 rounds and prayed to get him down. 2/10 takedowns is incredibly mediocre. Didn’t even look like he was trying to get a finish. Shavkhat is overrated 👎
@@MyziikhavusWhat does doing shit look like to you? Holding someone up against the fence and getting 2/10 takedowns and doing nothing with them? 😂 Shavkat stole the rounds but Ian landed more strikes and nearly choked Shavkhat out. This was a pitiful performance for the supposed “boogeyman”
@@kevindevonrudd2257 I’m assuming you completely forgot about mvp vs Ian? Didn’t Ian make that fight boring since mvp was schooling him on the feet? Wah wah
More like shavkat isn’t that good. Hes gonna get ragdolled by belal i can’t wait to see that clinch holder get clinched such a bum move we already have that with belal.
@@JoseHernandez-dz7dpAfter last nights performance, I honestly don’t think Shavkat makes it past Belal. Shavkat literally won on control, no damage. I was more impressed with Garrys performance even tho he lost.
Man, he had full camp for Buckley lol Ian fully deserves his flowers, but it was a short-notice fight for both fighters Shavkat prepared for Belal, Ian prepared for Buckley
A lot of holes were exposed (That's what she said), Shavkat isn't really good at defending teeps and leg kicks, Belal could use that to keep him at a distance and score. Moreover Shavkat isn't good at effective takedowns, he is an aggressor and that's why he struggled to take down Ian. No feints, just looking for plain and aggressive takedowns. A lot of weaknesses of Rakhmonov were exposed
Whys everyone shitting on shavkat he had more damage and control time but he prepared for a pressure wrestle with weak punches and got the guy with the best footwork and counterpunching in the division huge adjustment to make and he also has been inactive it was a great fight everyone should stop crying
This is very true, I think he had way more to risk looking for a finish against someone as good as Garry. If this was a title fight, or if he didn't just get a canceled title shot, he would of been way more aggressive
@@yendevus1747what a weird comment. Nothing like being rude for no reason. Did leaving that comment make you feel better about yourself ? Because if it did then you have a lot of issues that need serious help. What a weirdo
I thought it was a great fight. It wasn’t a barn burner but it was nowhere near boring. It was a high tension, high level, technical match up that was taken on short notice. Great grappling exchanges too. I was rooting for Shavkat but when Ian almost had that choke in the fifth, I was on my feet screaming, and jumping and genuinely wanted him to get the finish.
What makes Ian scary is he keeps improving his overall game. He’s a constantly improving well-rounded fighter and I bet a loss eats at him to grow even more. Bunch of dudes are gonna turn down a fight vs Garry
People hate Ian because he tries to be McGregor. It does not help when he has legitimate cuck accusations. His behaviour towards Neil Magny was disgusting and even partly caused his custody battle for Neils children to go bad. None of this of however affects the fact that he is a good fighter with potential.
Without getting my opinion from creators I really think Belal could be the first guy to finish Shavkat. I hope that fight happens next cause I’d really like Belal to call out JDM while he’s at his prime. Belal needs to do be prepared with a lot of clinch work, and work on creating opening in the clinch
My honest thought is those two should've continue their path desperately and if they meet that would've been in a title fight. Also fighters of that caliber shouldn't waste their best years going into 5 rounds wars for peanuts, like Khamzat should be defending his belt and making big money instead of depleting his health capital cleaning the division with no belt and no big money. They are not getting any younger when you're that talented yiu should manage your opportunity( like Dana said it not a career) and get the max while you're young and healthy. Instead of letting big corporations make billions on your youth health and talent. It sad to see legends of the sport fighting after 40 to pay the bills.
@KolKol-j9b the point I'm trying to make is shavkat isn't as scary as he was before the fight. I honestly didn't care who won but now can see belel beats them both. There's zero percent chance that either version of shavkat or Ian last night beats belel
@@gregtoepke8974 Shavkat said he had a few health issues he needed to deal with before the fight with Ian, so I think he'll perform much better against Belal. Once again, I’m convinced that people tend to judge based on the most recent fight.
@Nezha-o4s your only as good as your last fight. Also all these guys fight with injuries and wait until after the fight to talk about it. I do think shavkat is really good but that performance isn't bearing a khabib trained belel
I thought shavkat was supposed to be an entertaining fighter. That was almost as bad as aldos last fight, the ref needed to get involved way earlier. Stalling a fight should be scored negatively, the fact you can win a round by holding someone against a fence for 5 minutes is lame
MMA FANS ARE FICKLE AF. BORZ WAS CRITICIZED THE SAME WAY AS THE NOMAD. CLEARLY IT WAS A FIGHT WHERE SHAVKAT JUST WANTED THE WIN WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RISK. TITLE FIGHT NEXT. IAN JUST RAISED HIS STOCK.
A lot of one sided victories tonight. I feel like everyone who lost without putting up a fight tonight could easily be cut from the organization without incident. Also the structure of the card left a lot to be desired
I thought Garry deserved the win more tbh. He blocked almost every takedown attempt, was the cleaner striker on the feet and had the only real finish threat of the entire fight. Sure Shavkat maybe had some more control time on the ground but he did nothing with it. L judges
Nothing but respect to Ian for stepping in on short notice and fighting one of the best in the world and taking him 5 bloody rounds and giving respect to his opponent and putting a show on for the fans 🔥🇮🇪
He was already in the middle of a camp for a fight next week so defo different opponent and different styles but let’s not call this short notice like he wasn’t already in fighting condition. 🤦🏻♂️
You can use a full stop bro.
@@hasbullah9560it’s still a new opponent on short notice that he hasn’t been training for. You’re a 🤡
Shavkat is gonna get ragdolled by belal, that was such a poor performance… he got wrestled and almost choked out by a striker..
That wasn't short notice. He was preparing for next week's fight against buckley
Ian earned so many fans ngl
Real
For now, until they start hating and bring his wife up again
@@alexlpez6739 yeah I don't understand why people care about his wife ,he fights good,we get entertained, that's it .
For sure he saved that fight, shavkat just wanted to clinch for dear life there should be points deducted for running the clock..
@@daniel106 agreed
19 winning straight. Shavkat deserve nothing but title shot
Belal does Shavkat worse then he did Leon.
That was a poor performance by Shavkat. A decision victory doesn’t warrant a Title Shot.
@@KS-jn5pvthere is nobody else who deserves more
@@KS-jn5pvyes but he already had the shot before his decision victory
@@KS-jn5pvthat reasoning makes no sense. Decision wins get you title fights. It’s been like that for decades and still is.
Now people talking down on Shavkat just like people did Khamzat after the Burns and Usman fight. Next time Shavkat dominates people are going to switch back. That's the normality of mma fans...
Notice the subtle racism against Shavkat. The Muslim fanbase subconsciously don’t like him since he is not Dagistani or Middle Eastern looking. They hype up the Caucasian looking Muslims but dismiss the Central Asians or East Asian looking Muslims. If his opponent was not a Palestinian (Belal) or Dagistani (Islam) and Chechen (Khamzat) they would unilaterally support him.
@@grimgoreironhide9985 You're reaching...
Kazakhstan was a part of the USSR not too long ago. At the end of the day, Shavkat is a russian speaking muslim, just like Khamzat, Islam, Umar, Movsar, Fiziev, Ankalaev, etc.
Daghestanis, Chechens, Ingushetis aren't ethnic russians either.
And of course most arab-americans/Brits are gonna side with Belal. Religion has nothing to do with all that in this case specifically.
@@grimgoreironhide9985 What do you mean "caucasian looking Muslims"?Khamzat and Islam are literally caucasian, while Belal looks and is middle-eastern. Funny how people always make it a racial debate, it's simply because out of all the fighters you just mentioned only 1 doesn't speak English
Shavkhat won't dominate anyone else higher up, he only dominated cans and washed fighters, he will be another Leon type boring decision machine there's something about welterweight that make fighters boring
@@nibba5692 "Decision machine" ? The guy went to the socrecards for the first time in 19 pro fights...
Give the guy his due. Shavkat isn't overrated. Garry is just way better than people gave him credit for.
Shavkat & Garry are gonna fight again in a near future. It's inevitable.
Ian is a warrior
Why ? Didn't do shit except for the last round. Just won the last round 😂 and 3 which was competitive. Shavkhat controlled him the whole fight and landed harder shots
@Myziikhavus ok kid
@@MyziikhavusPlease pick a different sport. The ironic thing about your comment is that it was _shavkhat_ who went out of his way to make it boring. Ian was the only one who almost got a finish. Not to mention, Ian landed more significant strikes and did better on the feet.
Shavkhat literally just held him up against the fence for 2 rounds and prayed to get him down. 2/10 takedowns is incredibly mediocre. Didn’t even look like he was trying to get a finish. Shavkhat is overrated 👎
@@MyziikhavusWhat does doing shit look like to you? Holding someone up against the fence and getting 2/10 takedowns and doing nothing with them? 😂 Shavkat stole the rounds but Ian landed more strikes and nearly choked Shavkhat out. This was a pitiful performance for the supposed “boogeyman”
@@kevindevonrudd2257 I’m assuming you completely forgot about mvp vs Ian? Didn’t Ian make that fight boring since mvp was schooling him on the feet? Wah wah
Didn’t think Ian was as good as he was until this fight. I was impressed
I understood with the MVP fight
More like shavkat isn’t that good. Hes gonna get ragdolled by belal i can’t wait to see that clinch holder get clinched such a bum move we already have that with belal.
@@daniel106 "Shavkat isn't that good" this can't be real... 🤦♂️
@@daniel106🤣 Stop watching MMA bro.
@Idwww he knows more than you, casual
I want to see the rematch when Ian has a full camp
And once Shavkat is champ so they can rematch for the title 🔥
@@JoseHernandez-dz7dpAfter last nights performance, I honestly don’t think Shavkat makes it past Belal. Shavkat literally won on control, no damage. I was more impressed with Garrys performance even tho he lost.
@@JoseHernandez-dz7dpna, he’s gonna cry like a b when Belal clinch grabs him such a boring fight, he shouldn’t even get a title shot.
Man, he had full camp for Buckley lol
Ian fully deserves his flowers, but it was a short-notice fight for both fighters
Shavkat prepared for Belal, Ian prepared for Buckley
@@Retro4Bit I feel he clinched caused he respected Ian's striking power, with Belal he doesn't have to worry about that
Thought ian was gonna win, I'm glad he did well atleast
Shavkat is the next Champion
@@Marty13B nah
He’s a great fighter but i left tonight thinking belal beats him
Eventually
A lot of holes were exposed (That's what she said), Shavkat isn't really good at defending teeps and leg kicks, Belal could use that to keep him at a distance and score.
Moreover Shavkat isn't good at effective takedowns, he is an aggressor and that's why he struggled to take down Ian. No feints, just looking for plain and aggressive takedowns. A lot of weaknesses of Rakhmonov were exposed
@@seyonmahendran7182 The notourious leg kicker Belal Muhammad
Whys everyone shitting on shavkat he had more damage and control time but he prepared for a pressure wrestle with weak punches and got the guy with the best footwork and counterpunching in the division huge adjustment to make and he also has been inactive it was a great fight everyone should stop crying
I feel like Shavkat was more focused on protecting his undefeated record this time so he wasn't trying to rush things and go agressive...
This is very true, I think he had way more to risk looking for a finish against someone as good as Garry. If this was a title fight, or if he didn't just get a canceled title shot, he would of been way more aggressive
Y'all saying ian came on short notice? He was already in camp training for Buckley. It wasn't a short notice.
It was a great fight with two great fighters
Is Dana White wearing clear nail poish?
😂
We know you can't afford it. It's okay.
@@yendevus1747what a weird comment. Nothing like being rude for no reason. Did leaving that comment make you feel better about yourself ? Because if it did then you have a lot of issues that need serious help. What a weirdo
15 dohrra sucksucky
@@yendevus1747 gay
Really was rooting for Ian man
I thought it was a great fight. It wasn’t a barn burner but it was nowhere near boring. It was a high tension, high level, technical match up that was taken on short notice. Great grappling exchanges too.
I was rooting for Shavkat but when Ian almost had that choke in the fifth, I was on my feet screaming, and jumping and genuinely wanted him to get the finish.
What makes Ian scary is he keeps improving his overall game. He’s a constantly improving well-rounded fighter and I bet a loss eats at him to grow even more. Bunch of dudes are gonna turn down a fight vs Garry
As a Shavkat fan I respect Ian a lot and never understood why he is so hated, I get Belal hate but him I never knew why.
People hate Ian because he tries to be McGregor. It does not help when he has legitimate cuck accusations. His behaviour towards Neil Magny was disgusting and even partly caused his custody battle for Neils children to go bad. None of this of however affects the fact that he is a good fighter with potential.
@grimgoreironhide9985 The things that he did outside MMA are not good but McGregor did worse things but still he has a shit ton of fans
@@pendrit5119Khabib laughs at homeless men and everyone except McGregor fans love him
Yeah Ian's stock went way up for sure. He definitely went up in my book and I wouldn't have ever thought I'd see the day I like Ian garry
Ian is talented imo he had the better moments in the fight
Shavkat 💪
Respect to Ian, great fighter
belal isn't beating shavkat lol idk what people are talking about. i don't even see anyone else in the division beating ian anytime soon...
Without getting my opinion from creators I really think Belal could be the first guy to finish Shavkat. I hope that fight happens next cause I’d really like Belal to call out JDM while he’s at his prime. Belal needs to do be prepared with a lot of clinch work, and work on creating opening in the clinch
Was a great fight, saw it in person too. But tbh I dont see either of them beating belal
They should just make every ppv have a 5 round Co main event. Give us more for our money
My honest thought is those two should've continue their path desperately and if they meet that would've been in a title fight.
Also fighters of that caliber shouldn't waste their best years going into 5 rounds wars for peanuts, like Khamzat should be defending his belt and making big money instead of depleting his health capital cleaning the division with no belt and no big money. They are not getting any younger when you're that talented yiu should manage your opportunity( like Dana said it not a career) and get the max while you're young and healthy. Instead of letting big corporations make billions on your youth health and talent.
It sad to see legends of the sport fighting after 40 to pay the bills.
Anyone else think of there was one more round ian was gonna win
And if there's one less round, Ian would've lost even harder
@KolKol-j9b the point I'm trying to make is shavkat isn't as scary as he was before the fight. I honestly didn't care who won but now can see belel beats them both. There's zero percent chance that either version of shavkat or Ian last night beats belel
@@gregtoepke8974 Shavkat said he had a few health issues he needed to deal with before the fight with Ian, so I think he'll perform much better against Belal. Once again, I’m convinced that people tend to judge based on the most recent fight.
Na. It's 3-2. But Ian did great.
@Nezha-o4s your only as good as your last fight. Also all these guys fight with injuries and wait until after the fight to talk about it. I do think shavkat is really good but that performance isn't bearing a khabib trained belel
I thought shavkat was supposed to be an entertaining fighter. That was almost as bad as aldos last fight, the ref needed to get involved way earlier. Stalling a fight should be scored negatively, the fact you can win a round by holding someone against a fence for 5 minutes is lame
Dana - GOTTA KEEP THEM HUNGRY
Stopped reading after “Dana White honest”.
I am only interested if they beat Aspinall.
MMA FANS ARE FICKLE AF. BORZ WAS CRITICIZED THE SAME WAY AS THE NOMAD. CLEARLY IT WAS A FIGHT WHERE SHAVKAT JUST WANTED THE WIN WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RISK. TITLE FIGHT NEXT. IAN JUST RAISED HIS STOCK.
There’s a big difference here. Every single Khamzat fight is a banger, never a dull moment with him.
It was an amazing fight, wtf is dana talking about
It wasn't a boring fight
A lot of one sided victories tonight. I feel like everyone who lost without putting up a fight tonight could easily be cut from the organization without incident. Also the structure of the card left a lot to be desired
Dana wants them to slug it out for minimum wage😂😂
Yeah, you know...Let me think real quick about this before I'm gonna answer...😊😂😂
Did shavkat purposely under perform to make the Bella’s camp take a back seat
Shavkat is so much bigger than Balal
Taller yes bigger no
the referee left the fight on the grid for too long, almost ruining the show
so buatista gets trashed on for clinching no damage but not shaktar??? at least ian attempted a submission
Title decider ? Both could easily get the shot , he hardly won the fight
I am not an Ian garry fan by a long margin but I respect him as a man and as. Fighter
There is no other fight i wanna see apart from garry vs rakhmonov 2 or jones vs aspinall, no other fight excites me apart from those two
I think it could have gone either way honestly good fight props to both dudes. I think whoever wins the tittle owes Ian a shot next
McDonalds in the backround
JDM owns this division
Ww division is boring now. These are the contentenders...
Ian garry deserves better; he really showed up in this fight why he is the best.
I had Ian winning 2-3
It was boring but understandable
Dana destroyed his credibility with the dumb powerslap shit.
Garry should of won ask a.i
I thought Garry deserved the win more tbh. He blocked almost every takedown attempt, was the cleaner striker on the feet and had the only real finish threat of the entire fight. Sure Shavkat maybe had some more control time on the ground but he did nothing with it. L judges
One of the most boring fights ive ever seen both dudes are massively overrated...
Ian is still a simp
Belal will become wx champion