Former Bellator welterweight standout Michael “Venom” Web page made his octagon debut in March at UFC 299, defeating Kevin Holland by way of unanimous resolution. For his second UFC struggle, kicking off the UFC 303 foremost card on Saturday, Web page is pitted towards seventh-ranked Ian Machado Garry.
Web page (22-2) will enter the struggle ranked simply contained in the High 15 and will probably be seeking to hand Garry his first profession loss. Garry (14-0), is ranked seventh within the division and wasn’t thrilled about being matched up towards a fighter ranked under him.
“I am nonetheless not inquisitive about it (the struggle with Web page),” Garry advised The MMA Hour 5 days earlier than he is set to make the stroll to the octagon at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. “I’ve no real interest in it.”
“This is the best way that I have a look at it. I am undefeated. I’ve overwhelmed all people put in entrance of me in the easiest way I consider I can. And I’m going on the market and get my hand raised any manner, form, or type attainable. That’s my job. Once I do this, I struggle up as a result of my objective is to be the world champion.
“I am trying on the guys above me. I am trying on the six or seven guys forward of me. There’s Gilbert [Burns]. There’s Shavkat [Rakhmonov]. There’s Jack Della Maddalena. There’s Colby [Covington]. There’s [Kamaru] Usman, Belal [Muhammad], and Leon [Edwards]. All I’ve carried out in my profession is win. I need to struggle a type of guys,” Garry continued. “I’ve to struggle a type of guys as a result of that’s my projection. I am on a projection of being one of many world champions. I am on a projection to be one of many greatest stars the game has ever seen. I’ve no real interest in combating under me.”
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Garry needed to change the best way he seemed on the struggle towards Web page. He realized that after a champion, he’ll merely must struggle whoever the highest contender is no matter the place they’re ranked.
“I nonetheless have no real interest in combating Michael. I’ve no real interest in combating him,” Garry stated. “I needed to form of realign my focuses and every part like that. The shift of energies and the shift of focus for me is once I get that belt wrapped round my waist I’ll be combating whoever the individuals consider is the subsequent finest man worthy of that title shot whether or not he is (ranked) 1, whether or not he is 2, whether or not h’s 6, or if he is 9 on the planet. I wish to placed on these reveals.”
“That is the primary time I am moving into an octagon with that championship mentality of I’m higher than you. I’ll show it and that is all my job is, is to go on the market and show that there’s a motive why you are ranked under me. There is a motive I am ranked greater than you. And now I am going to go on the market and fully outclass MVP in any manner, form, or type essential to get my hand raised,” Garry continued.
