Ian Machado Garry's confidence hasn't wavered after UFC 330.
Machado Garry (17-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost a decision to UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev last month, where he was dropped in Round 2. He was criticized for his lack of killer instinct by the likes of Dana White after he fought his way back, but the Irishman justified what happened.
He believes if he were to run things back with Makhachev (29-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) now, he'd get the best of him.
"Proud, happy, proud of me and my team, my preparation, everything we did," Machado Garry told DAZN (h/t Championship Rounds). "Obviously, annoyed by the result. That's the fight game. We get back on the horse, we go again because I've got 10 years in this sport to be at the highest level, fight the baddest
men in the world, beat them, and prove that I'm one of the baddest men walking the planet.
"I definitely think the biggest thing I could have done was a bit more volume – a bit more me, a bit more kicks, more venom in the shots to the head. But at the end of the day, when you're stood in front of a man who has been able to beat everyone he's stood in front of, it's difficult to maneuver that. But I feel like if I fight him right now, I beat him. I have so much confidence in myself, so much confidence in my team and the preparation that we do. I just want to get back in there tomorrow and do it all over again."
Machado Garry is chomping at the bit to return to the win column.
"As soon as physically possible," Machado Garry said. "Anyone, anywhere, anytime, go back in there, prove I'm one of the baddest men on the planet, and don't stop."
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Ian Machado Garry on Islam Makhachev: 'If I fight him right now, I beat him'
