UFC analyst lays out why Ian Machado Garry 'very dangerous' for Islam Makhachev
Thomas explained why Machado Garry shouldn't be counted out."Ian Garry's really good, and sometimes we forget how good he is because we want to not like him, because he says things or does things," Thomas told MMA Junkie. "Or when we vilify a fighter, we tend to hang onto that, and we've done that with Ian Garry. Whatever he did in the past, we tend to hang onto that and then we also forget how good he really is.
- ▪Thomas explained why Machado Garry shouldn't be counted out."Ian Garry's really good, and sometimes we forget how good he is because we want to not like him, because he says things or does things," Thomas told MMA Junkie.
- ▪"Or when we vilify a fighter, we tend to hang onto that, and we've done that with Ian Garry.
- ▪Whatever he did in the past, we tend to hang onto that and then we also forget how good he really is.
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