A triumphant night for Ian Machado Garry took an unexpected turn when a tense backstage encounter with Khamzat Chimaev nearly turned physical, creating a new rivalry.

UFC Qatar’s Belal Muhammad has a serious problem … and I’m not just talking about his co-main event opponent, Ian Machado-Garry, this weekend (Sat., Nov. 22, 2025) in Doha. Back in July 2024, Muhammad’s five-year,

Muhammad returns to the cage Saturday against Ian Machado Garry in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 265 (ESPN+). It'll be Muhammad's first fight since losing the welterweight title to Jack Della Maddalena this past May.

Ian Machado Garry says he has the opportunity to make everyone else in the UFC's welterweight division "irrelevant" when he faces Belal Muhammad in Qatar on Saturday.