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Former UFC champion Charles Oliveira believes that Ian Machado Garry has what it takes to defeat Islam Makhachev.

In the main event of UFC 330, Ian Machado Garry has an opportunity to become a UFC world champion for the first time in his career. In order to do that, though, he needs to overcome one of the greatest of all time, Islam Makhachev.

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Makhachev has picked up some huge wins prior to this clash with Machado Garry, and arguably his most notable was his victory over Charles Oliveira to capture the lightweight title.

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, Charles Oliveira weighed in on the task at hand for Machado Garry.

Oliveira believes in Machado Garry

“Ian truly has a very good chance of beating Makhachev,” Oliveira said. “I’m not saying that because he’s my friend or because he’s part of our team, but because of what we’ve seen and how he’s been training.

“We know there’s an incredibly tough guy on the other side, someone who deserves all the respect in the world. He’s humble when promoting a fight, but he’s extremely difficult to deal with inside the cage. He’s outstanding, a really tough fighter. But honestly, in my opinion, Ian has a great chance of winning, because he’s such a strategic fighter and never abandons the game plan.”

“He’s really happy to have this opportunity to fight for the title. And I think the most important thing is that, ever since he won his last fight, Ian already knew he was next. He already knew who his opponent was going to be. So Ian didn’t just start this training camp now, he’s been in camp and focused on this fight for a long time already. Ian keeps getting better every day. He’s happier. He understands the opportunity in front of him. He knows the weapons he has, and he knows the quality of his jiu-jitsu.”

Quotes via MMA Fighting

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