Ian Machado Garry doubts he and Leon Edwards ever cross paths after UFC London.
The former UFC Welterweight Champion had a target on his back for a couple of years, eventually losing his belt to Belal Muhammad last summer and his first non-title fight in years to Sean Brady in the main event of UFC London in March.
Only 33 years old, it seems that competition has caught up to Leon Edwards with Brady dominating him from bell-to-bell for his first submission loss.
UFC Kansas City headliner, #7-ranked welterweight Ian Machado Garry had his eyes on fighting the Brit for a while but now he isn’t so sure he sticks around.
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Ian Machado Garry thinks Leon Edwards has fought his final fight
Following back-to-back losses, Machado Garry seriously doubts Edwards fights again in a division filled with rising contenders such as Shavkat Rakhmonov, Jack Della Maddalena, Joaquin Buckley and Carlos Prates, Garry’s next opponent on Apr. 26.
“I think Leon’s gone down the swany now,” Garry said when asked if he’ll ever fight Edwards in an interview with Sky Sports.
“I think he’s gonna get absolutely chewed up and eaten up by fighters.
“I think the fight’s gone on the bloke. I don’t think he wants to fight anymore,” Garry added.
“I’d be very surprised if you see him in the Octagon again.”
Edwards currently holds down the #3 spot in the UFC welterweight rankings, maintaining he’s ‘still him’ after a string of losses.
Ian Machado Garry on Leon Edwards: ‘When the going gets tough, he quits’
‘Rocky’ conquered much adversity to win the UFC welterweight title in 2022, going on a 10-fight tear before pulling off a comeback headkick KO of pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman at UFC 278.
Usman was a minute away from defeating Edwards in a dominant decision with Belal Muhammad finishing what he started at UFC 304 last July, taking the crown by executing a similar gameplan.
In the interview, Garry was asked what he thinks of the narrative that Edwards isn’t a ‘real fighter’ for not handling adversity well.
“Belal said it. Belal did it,” Garry continued.
“Kamaru Usman said it. Kamaru Usman did it as well at one point and Sean Brady did the same.
“They brought it to him, and he had no responses. When the going gets tough, he quits,” Garry said of Edwards.
