Ian Garry is set to make his second walk to the UFC octagon this weekend at UFC 273.
The Irishman is due to face Darion Weeks as Garry looks to remain undefeated.
Looking to go 2-0 with the UFC, Garry understands that Weeks will provide a tough test.
peaking to Sherdog, Garry said: “Darion is a game fighter. He made his UFC debut on a week’s notice, and I’ve got to respect that about him regardless of the result. I know he lost against Barberena, but he did give a good account of himself in that fight. He went in there on short notice, and he didn’t get rocked, and he didn’t get wobbled, and Bryan is a guy who likes to make it tough, and he likes to make it awkward when he fights.
I’m looking forward to seeing what Darion will try to do to me.”
“I don’t think that there is anything that he is going to throw at me that I’m not going to have an answer to. Whether it’s him wanting to get into some wrestling so he can showcase some of the elite level wrestling that he has, well ok, just bring it then. If he wants to try and stand and bang with me, great, bring it. I don’t really care, I’ve said this many times in the past. I don’t care what anyone wants to do inside the cage, it’s all about what I wanna do. My opponents can try. I’ll defend it, I’ll work around it, I adapt, I overcome and I inevitably win. Every single time.”
The former Cage Warriors welterweight champion defeated Jordan Williams on his promotional debut at UFC 268.
Garry’s confidence is through the roof as we head into Saturday’s show.
Garry Is Hunting the First Round Knockout
“In my mind, I want the first round knockout. The sooner I get out of there, the better it is for me. That is what will create more hype around my name. In reality, I can see the finish coming whenever he gets desperate, whenever he starts to over-reach or try to go for a takedown that he shouldn’t be going for. Once he loses his cool, which he will. I’ll crack him. I’ll make him break. “
“Once I break him he’ll start to panic and when that happens, that’ll be it. I don’t care if it’s a submission. I don’t care if it’s a knockout, and I don’t really want to go back to the corner and get some advice, I think that we have done enough work to get the job done inside 5-minutes. I’m not going to rush myself to make that happen, when it opens up, I’ll take it.”
Ian Garry Wants to Bring the UFC Back to Dublin
It’s fair to say that Garry has aspirations of performing in front of his home country of Ireland later down the lown.
Ian was in attendance when Conor McGregor defeated Diego Brandao back in 2014.
The win inspired Garry to pursue his dream of becoming a champion in the sport of MMA.
UFC Dublin?
“Bringing the UFC back to Dublin is something I want to do. I want my friends, family and supporters to fly away and go on these amazing adventures. That being said, it’d be fucking nice to a fight in the 3Arena and fill that place up. From an Irish point of view, fighting there and getting a whole country behind me would be great for my brand. Let me bring everyone to Dublin and let me show them what this is. This is the future of the sport. This is the guy who’s going to lead the way. I do feel like I will be that guy.”
“It’s obvious that I’m still behind Conor. If he wanted to do Croke Park tomorrow, if the UFC wanted to make that happen, Conor would make it happen. But am I that person that is leading the next wave of Irish talent? Absolutely I am. Do I think I can do it? 100 percent I do, and I hope that I can. I hope that the UFC is smart enough to know that I can do it too. The UFC are not a stupid organisation, they know what to do and they can sell the 3Arena out. If that is something that they are looking to do then I’m game. I’ll happily sit there and headline a UFC show in the 3Arena.”
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