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UFC analyst Dominick Cruz has given his thoughts on the upcoming Islam Makhachev vs Ian Machado Garry fight at UFC 330.

In the main event of UFC 330 tomorrow, Islam Makhachev will defend his UFC welterweight championship against Ian Machado Garry. Islam is the favorite to leave with the belt, but Ian firmly believes it is his destiny to hold a world title in MMA’s biggest promotion.

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Machado Garry has a number of tools that could really aid him in his bid to become champion, but in equal measure, Makhachev has come up against some of the best of his era – although that was mainly at lightweight.

In a recent interview, Dominick Cruz had the following to say about Machado Garry’s chances.

Cruz’s view on Makhachev vs Machado Garry

“Ian Garry is good at making people fight his style of fight,” Cruz said. “Shavkat (Rakhmonov) beat him, but still that was close, and Shavkat was able to beat him at his own game. Can Makhachev do that? I don’t know. It’s a great fight.”

“Ian Garry wants to keep this an uncomfortable fight for Makhachev,” Cruz said. “And the easiest way to do that is to stop the first three takedowns of every round and keep the distance where Ian Garry is comfortable and Makhachev wants to get closer. The more he can do that, the further away that Ian Garry can get ahead on the scorecards, I think. On the other end, if Makhachev can take him down in the first three takedowns, it goes the other way.”

“I do think that moving up a weight class and fighting Ian Garry, I do see a good chance of a potential upset for sure,” Cruz said. “And I think the betting lines are going to get a lot more even when the fight gets closer. I think he’s going to be huge, like big next to Makhachev. I could see an upset happening, yeah. I see a decision, maybe even a split. More than likely a split decision win for Ian Garry if I had to guess.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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