Dubliner Garry was inspired to swap boxing for MMA after watching McGregor's famous world title fights at parties with friends, and decided to drop out of ...
"If I fight three times a year for the next three years, I'll get nine fights in the UFC, which is a lot of f***ing fights! "For me, the reason I said I wanted to take time after the last fight was because I'm in no rush to be the best. "I just sat there and I laughed, I was like 'that's f***ing mad, that's crazy' because it was just a message that was thoughtful. "He says it helped him with his mentality and recovery, that was awesome. It was then that he revealed his mother's letter, which she slid under his door after he made the decision to drop out of university. He defeated James Sheehan in a short-notice bout on Cage Warriors, and proceeded to fight his way to a welterweight title opportunity.
UFC 273 is one of the most stacked cards of the year so far, but Ireland's Ian Garry believes he will be one of the big stories coming out of the ...
I’ll have perfected my game and I’ll be ready to take that belt." I think before I signed for the UFC people said I would be the next Conor McGregor based on nothing but the way I talk and my fighting style, but I’m going to do this my own way. "I’m going to do what I do best - learn, grow and just have fun. There are five guys in my gym right now that are elite welterweights and I’m training with them on a daily basis. And this one is going to be no different." Petr Yan will rekindle his rivalry with Aljamain Sterling in their bantamweight unification bout.
IRELAND'S Ian Garry makes his second walk to the Octagon in the early hours of Sunday morning.The confident Dubliner takes on American Darian Weeks in.
Make sure to be tuned in by 2am. The Prelims are live on both UFC Fight Pass & BT Sport 1 from 1am (Ian Garry's fight). The early prelims are underway at 11pm and are only on STREAMED LIVE UFC FIGHT PASS.
Sean Zerillo breaks down Saturday's matchup between Ian Garry and Darian Weeks at UFC 273 (VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Fla.).
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Welterweight contenders Ian Garry and Darian Weeks will face each other in the octagon at UFC 273. Here's a brief comparison between the two.
Still, what one can expect beforehand is some great moments from the fight that might make a permanent place in the history of UFC. The company is certainly behind him as they have put in the main event of the prelim bouts. The event has a lot of interesting bouts for the fans craving the adrenaline rush. UFC usually puts the prospects through a lot of tough but winnable challenges. Speaking about Garry, he’s flawless on the feet, technical, precise, and powerful. Welterweight
The fresh UFC welterweight prospect Ian Garry revealed how his mother dismissed his dream of becoming the next Conor McGregor in the UFC.
He will take on Darian Weeks in a welterweight bout on the preliminary card of UFC 273. Garry revealed that his mother wrote him a letter after he decided to pursue MMA and slid it under his room door. And after years of hard work, ‘The Future’ made his professional MMA debut at Cage Warriors in 2019.
It wasn't the showcase performance Ian Garry might have hoped for, but the Irish prospect was nonetheless victorious in his sophomore Octagon appearance at ...
Oleynik’s decision to jump guard earlier in the opening stanza initially appeared to be a mistake, as Vanderaa (12-8, 1-4 UFC) landed ground-and-pound and took his opponent’s back. Oleynik (60-16-1, 9-7 UFC) snaps a three-bout skid in victory, earning his 47th career submission in the process. Ladd (9-3, 4-3 UFC) did her best work in Round 3, when she scored a takedown and controlled the action in close quarters, but by then it was too late to make a difference. Hernandez threatened to make it a short night at the office in Round 1, as he landed takedowns, advanced to dominant positions and threatened with multiple submissions. A massive left hook sent Gall face-first to the canvas, and Malott (8-1-1, 1-0) sealed his victory with follow-up ground-and-pound for the stoppage at the 3:41 mark of Round 1. Garry authored his most definitive moment in Round 3, when he upped his striking output and eventually clipped Weeks with a right hand.
Ireland's Ian Garry maintained his perfect record as a professional at UFC 273 on Saturday, topping off the Jacksonville card's preliminary line-up with a ...
Garry put Weeks against the fence with a minute and some change left. Round three started with a push kick from Weeks. Garry landed a front kick and then a 1-2 that got Weeks’ attention. A minute or so later, and Garry landed a 1-2 high kick combo. A kick from Weeks missed, and a hard front kick from Garry landed to start the fight. Forty seconds left, and Weeks put Garry against the fence. Weeks clinched with Garry again two minutes into the round and put him against the fence.
Undefeated Irish prospect Ian Garry moves to 9-0 with a solid three round display against Darian Weeks in the featured prelim bout of UFC 273.
However, Weeks’ toughness, paired with Garry having his nose bust open, resulted in the fight going the full three rounds. The young Irishman’s striking was crisp enough to see the fight to its full fruition, winning him every round convincingly. Garry was the more active fighter in each round, despite Weeks pressuring more.
Former Cage Warriors champion Garry was making his second UFC appearance at the event having won his promotional debut by knockout last November.
Garry looked for the takedown by pressing Weeks against the fence as the fight came to a close. Weeks was struggling to land anything notable as Garry continued to attack his legs. There was little action in the first round as Garry used his size advantage to stay out of Weeks' range.
Ian Garry moves to 9-0 as the promising Irishman secured another victory at UFC 273.Garry was in almost total control as he coasted to a 29-28, 30-27,
In the second round, Garry began to touch Weeks more. With a record of 8-0 and five finishes on his record coming into the fight, Garry was quite obviously looking for the stoppage and he opened the third round with a nice front kick straight to Weeks’ face. Garry tried to to assert himself in round one, but Weeks was more interested in exercising his strength in the clinch, despite his reputation as a knockout puncher.
IAN GARRY defeated Darian Weeks to maintain his undefeated record at UFC 257.The Irish MMA star capped off his second UFC appearance with a decision w.
I know I've got a lot to learn." "I was having trouble finding my rhythm. I didn't want him to wrestle because he's a good wrestler.
Irish fighter Ian Garry has made it two wins in two after he beat Darian Weeks on points at UFC 273 in Florida overnight.
In the third, Garry landed a kick to Weeks’ face and then took him down with a massive right. However, Garry defended the attempted takedowns from the American well and managed to keep the fight with both men on their feet. And he then started to mix up his kicks as Weeks tried to get him on the floor for a wrestling match.
IAN GARRY revealed his wife Layla Anna-Lee is pregnant after his UFC 257 win over Dorian Weeks.The Irish ace maintained his undefeated MMA record with.
I know I've got a lot to learn." And after defeating Weeks he said: "My wife is pregnant, we are expecting at the end of the year. "I was having trouble finding my rhythm.
Ian Garry revealed he will become a father by the end of the year after claiming a unanimous decision victory against Darian Weeks.
I know I’ve got a lot to learn but my wife is pregnant, we’re expecting at the end of the year. I get to stand here in front of a packed arena and do what I love. “At the end of the day it’s 15 minutes in the cage.
Unbeaten Irish welterweight Ian Garry is now 2-0 in the UFC after earning a unanimous decision over Darian Weeks. There was little action in the first round ...
Garry also revealed his wife, TV star Layla Anna-Lee, is pregnant and they are expecting their first child together at the end of the year. Weeks was struggling to land anything notable as Garry continued to attack his legs. There was little action in the first round as Garry used his size advantage to stay out of Weeks' range.
Ian Garry continued his fine form since his move to the UFC with a unanimous welterweight victory over Darian Weeks in Jacksonville last night.
"I had a tough-ass opponent in Petr Yan. He brought out the best in me. "He took a lot more (punishment) than I wanted him to," Vokanovski said afterwards. By the time I'm done with this division, everyone is gonna be calling me daddy."
Garry outpointed Darian Weeks in a lacklustre fight at UFC 273 and then announced his TV host wife is pregnant with their first child.
In his post-fight interview, Garry revealed his child with 39-year-old wife Layla is due to give birth at the end of this year. Garry's UFC 273 opponent Weeks has now lost back to back fights in the promotion. Garry outpointed Darian Weeks at UFC 273 in Jacksonville, Florida to extend his unbeaten record to 9-0.
Henry Cejudo says he is no longer the cringiest fighter in MMA after watching Ian Garry's UFC 273 post-fight interview.The former dual-weight champi.
“I was having trouble finding my rhythm but at the end of the day it’s 15 minutes in the cage. “I wanted to stop him and manipulate the game to my realm. “Firstly, I wanna say what’s up Jacksonville?! Get it going.