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Ian Machado Garry is as confident as he can be entering his matchup with pound-for-pound king and UFC welterweight champion, Islam Makhachev, next weekend at UFC 330<\/strong>, which is probably why the brash Irishman already has an empty frame hanging on his wall at home for the 170-pound belt.<\/p>\n We\u2019re just one week away from Garry\u2019s first official UFC title shot as \u201cThe Future\u201d puts his 10-1 UFC record on the line in a main event showcase against Makhachev. The latter is coming off a successful move up to welterweight to capture the UFC title over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 back in Nov. 2025. Most are picking Makhachev to handily defeat Garry and for good reason. Makhachev hasn\u2019t lost in over a decade and Garry seems to have some holes in his ground game.<\/p>\n All of that said, Garry has been cool, calm, and collected entering the biggest fight of his career. While some of the past comparisons to Conor McGregor have been a bit unwarranted \u201cFuture\u201d is showing the same type of confidence that \u201cNotorious\u201d did during his rise to stardom. The only question now is whether or not Garry can cash in and shock the MMA world or if he\u2019ll cough up his UFC 330 title shot and head to the back of the line.<\/p>\n Ahead of next weekend\u2019s matchup, Garry spoke with new manager, Eddie Hearn, and expressed how he\u2019s envisioned winning the title. In fact, Garry already has a spot on his wall where he\u2019s going to frame and hang the undisputed UFC welterweight title.<\/p>\n Check it out below (via Instagram<\/strong>) and let us know if Garry\u2019s confidence will lead to a gold belt or wasted trip the cage!<\/p>\n \u201cAs much as I respect Islam, as much as I know how good he is, and I know how talented he is, I know that I can beat him if I go out there and do what I believe I can do,\u201d said Garry.<\/p>\n