Makhachev (28-1) puts his
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title on the line
against Garry (17-1) at UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. While
many believe the Irish challenger's evasive movement and defensive
savvy will prove to be tricky for Makhachev to deal with, Brady
foresees the upcoming 170-pound championship bout ending in a
finish by the reigning champ.

Sean Brady believes Islam Makhachev will dominate Ian Garry
from start to finish

Brady notes that despite being tall, Garry is not as big and
powerful as someone like Michael
Morales. Morales, who was also in the running for a title shot
against Makhachev, had knocked out Brady in the first round last
November.

According to Brady, Makhachev won't find it difficult to take Garry
down without the threat of a one-punch knockout. The American also
notes that Garry is not the heaviest of welterweights, as the
Irishman weighed only 180.6 pounds on fight night after rehydrating
for his win over Geoff Neal in
2024.

Brady predicts a dominant victory from Makhachev, ending in a
submission win for the Russian champ.

“Garry is tall, he's long, but he's not like a Morales, where he's
like big and strong,†Brady told Home of Fight. “He's not putting
guys out with one shot… So, I don't think it's gonna be too hard
for Islam to really get him down… I just think it's one-way traffic
for Islam. I think he's gonna get him down and sub him in. Ian's
not the heaviest 170-pounder either. I think he fought in
California, where they release your weight on fight night. Ian was
only 181 pounds in the back.â€

The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion was incarcerated after
targeting an individual he accused of molesting one of his young
relatives. He was released earlier this year, but has stayed away
from the limelight. Velasquez has now opened up about his time in
prison and the changes that have followed.

Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez reveals how life changed
after prison

Back in 2022, Velasquez pursued Harry Goularte, a man he accused of
molesting one of his young relatives in San Jose, California. He
even shot at Goularte's vehicle, but he came away uninjured.
Velasquez was later sentenced to five years in prison for the
incident.

After being released in February upon serving 11 months, Velasquez
has been focused on rebuilding his life. He is currently mentoring
fighters at
American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.

“I’ve always been a teacher even though I didn’t necessarily think
I was or I didn’t want to,†Velasquez told NBC. “But now I’m taking more on that road of
teaching others, but I’m still looking to learn. In the last four
years of getting things taken away…I’ve always stayed really just
true to myself and how I want to continue with life and that’s
living from a place of love and giving back. It all just starts
with forgiving yourself. Hopefully somebody can see my story and
hopefully that can help them as well. They can learn from my
mistakes as well.â€

When Velasquez trains and teaches at AKA, he makes sure to spend
time practicing breathing, which he calls “ascension breath,†to
deal with past traumas.

“The breathing helps you get rid of or work through some traumas,
things that you haven’t let go of, but also the day-to-day, let go
of things in the moment so you can just focus on what you’re doing
here, and that’s the specific form of combat,†Velasquez added.

Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship title challenger Alistair
Overeem and longtime Glory heavyweight champion Rico
Verhoeven are in negotiations for a boxing match in Amsterdam,
per a new report.

Alistair Overeem and Rico Verhoeven reportedly negotiating
heavyweight boxing showdown in Amsterdam

Black Book PR, which represents Overeem, shared a post from popular
boxing news outlet Boxing.media on their Instagram stories, drawing
attention to the potential matchup. The post claims Overeem and
Verhoeven, who were scheduled to square off on two previous
occasions, could finally lock horns in a boxing match at Johan
Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam.

The post further claims that the boxing clash will be the first of
three bouts, with the two heavyweights then competing in MMA and
kickboxing.

Overeem hasn't competed in the UFC since his 2021 loss to Alexander
Volkov. He fought Badr Hari in
kickboxing under the Glory banner in 2022, initially winning via
decision before it was overturned to a no-contest after he tested
positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Meanwhile, Verhoeven, who has one professional MMA bout and win on
his record, is widely regarded as one of kickboxing’s most
accomplished heavyweights. He's unbeaten in his last 22 kickboxing
bouts and took on Oleksandr Usyk in his most recent combat sports
outing, getting finished in the last second of their boxing clash
in May, which has since garnered much criticism for the
stoppage.