Matt Brown: Ian Machado Garry has championship potential but Islam Makhachev is the ‘wrong guy at the wrong time’

UFC veteran Matt Brown has weighed in on the upcoming UFC 330 main event, arguing that Ian Machado Garry has championship potential but faces the 'wrong guy at the wrong time' in Islam Makhachev. Brown believes Garry has little chance of dethroning the lightweight champion Makhachev at UFC 330. Makhachev most recently defended his title with a submission victory over Renato Moicano at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California on January 18, 2025.