Ian Machado Garry defeated Belal Muhammad in the co-main event before making a point to address Makhachev, who has now shared his response. Islam Makhachev named Kamaru Usman as his preferred option for his first challenger when speaking immediately after his welterweight title win.

Ian Machado Garry continued his climb towards a welterweight title shot by beating Belal Muhammad at UFC Qatar in Doha.