Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry are locked in for their UFC 330 title fight.
On Saturday, Makhachev and Garry square off for the welterweight title in the main event of UFC 330. In the lead-up to the fight, much has been made of the opportunity for both men — Garry has the chance to unseat the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and claim his first title, while Makhachev can set the record for most consecutive wins in UFC history and cement himself as one of the greatest fighters of all time. And with so much on the line, both men appear geared up and ready to go.
At the UFC 330 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, Makhachev and Garry faced off for the final time before their fight, with both men verbally jousting one last time before the fight.
After their faceoff, Garry had a long final message for Makhachev and the fans.
“Tomorrow night I get the opportunity to fight the best fighter on the planet right now,” Garry said. “Considered by everybody to be the No. 1 in the world, when I beat him, everybody has no excuses. Ian Machado Garry is great, and it’s the start of a dominant legacy for me.
“Tomorrow night, I want everybody to know what’s at stake. This is two of the biggest fighters ever in this sport going head to head. You should all be grateful; you should all be lucky you get to witness greatness in the flesh tomorrow.”
Makhachev, meanwhile, kept his final message succinct.
“He is just next target for me,” Makhachev said. “I’m ready, and I make all these people happy tomorrow.”
The co-main event on Saturday night is a strawweight title fight between Mackenzie Dern and Gillian Robertson, and while there has been some animosity between the two during fight week, their final faceoff was pretty standard
UFC 330 starts tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+.
