It's war! Charles Oliveira's training partner demands more from Islam Makhachev: 'He wants even more time'

Islam Makhachev is the UFC welterweight champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.

While Michael Morales seems hopeful about the possibility of facing Islam Makhachev with the welterweight title (up to 77,1 kg) on ​​the line, Ian Garry appears increasingly bothered by the conditions proposed by his potential opponent. Staying in Georgia to improve his wrestling, Charles Oliveira 's training partner at Chute Boxe Diego Lima has publicly criticized the champion, who is apparently hindering negotiations to make the fight a reality.

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In the video, Garry is seen honing his grappling skills with a training partner. Amidst the movement, he criticizes the supposedly difficult negotiation proposed by the Russian. According to him, the initial justification for the delay in officially setting a date for the fight was Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims.

“I have always respected Ramadan. I agreed that the fight should be in April or May. Now Islam wants even more time,” said the Irishman, increasingly annoyed.

🗣️ Ian Garry on Islam Makhachev :

“I was always respectful of Ramadan. I agreed for the fight to be in April or May. Now Islam wants even more time.”

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In a video published by the 'Anatomy of a Fighter' channel on YouTube in the days leading up to Usman Nurmagomedov 's last PFL title defense, Khabib Nurmagomedov stated that Makhachev should return to training after Ramadan, which ends on the 19th of this month.

Ian Garry has only one loss as a professional.

Ian Garry training at Chute Boxe. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/iangarry

Admittedly inspired by Conor McGregor , Ian Garry has been one of the UFC's most promising fighters since his debut in the organization in 2021. With victories against Belal Muhammad and Carlos Prates , the only fighter to defeat him was Shavkat Rakhmonov , in a fight held in December 2024. Since then, the Kazakh fighter has been unable to return to the octagon due to a series of injuries.

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