Ian Machado Garry has spent plenty of time talking up his own chances against Islam Makhachev, but he is not taking any shots at the man behind the champion’s fighting education: Khabib Nurmagomedov, the former UFC lightweight champion. Garry challenges Makhachev for the UFC welterweight title in the UFC 330 main event on August 15 in Philadelphia. The Irish contender will face a fighter shaped by years alongside Khabib Nurmagomedov and Khabib’s late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Ariel Helwani backs Ian Machado Garry. Khabib said he had promised his mother that the Gaethje bout would be his last, then left the sport as UFC lightweight champion with a 29-0 professional record.