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Ian Garry floats comparison between himself and Israel Adesanya: ‘I’m going to be doing the exact same thing’

ian garryUFC welterweight Ian Garry, draws comparison between him and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during media duties for UF 292. Every since breaking into the 170lbs’s top-15 win a win over Daniel Rodriquez, Garry’s already high confidence seems have take an even bigger leap. Earlier in the week he claimed that he was ‘carrying’ this weekend […]

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UFC welterweight Ian Garry, draws comparison between him and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya during media duties for UF 292.

Every since breaking into the 170lbs’s top-15 win a win over Daniel Rodriquez, Garry’s already high confidence seems have take an even bigger leap. Earlier in the week he claimed that he was ‘carrying’ this weekend card and now believes that he will follow in the footsteps of 185lb ruler, Adedsanya.

Talking to The Schmo, Garry outlined his plan to stay as active as possible, much like ‘Styebedner’ has done since entering the UFC

“I wanna fight again in December in Vegas… Fight four times this year, fight three ranked opponents. I want to prove that I am just legit, I am here, I am active, I am the new era,” Garry said. “Fighting is so short. It’s such a short window. I’m showing everyone that it can be done my way, it can be done the right way, and I can be so elite and so active.

“If you look at someone like Israel Adesanya, he’s fighting as much as he can, as constant as he can. I believe I’m going to be doing the exact same thing; rinse, repeat. Every time, we go again, we go again, we go again, and I’m just gonna keep getting my hand raised.” (H/T MMANews)

Ian Garry Vs. Neil Magny

Originally set to face Geoff Neal, Garry will now face Neil Magny this weekend after his original opponent had to withdraw due to injury. On paper, this will be Garry’s toughest test to date career, facing someone who has over three times the amount of fights as him.

Magny is a perennial contender and has been mixing it with the UFC’s best for over a decade, holding wins over the likes of Hector Lombard, Carlos Condit and Johny Hendricks.

Garry is coming off the best showing of his five fights with the promotion, head kicking and stopping Rodriguez in the first round. At just 25-year-old, Garry is far from the finished prospect, but Magny has proved time and time again that he is able to fend off rising contenders.

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Ian Garry claims fight fans don’t care about Sterling vs. O’Malley at UFC 292: ‘They’re tuning in for me’

Ian GarryIan Garry doubled down on his statement that fans are only tuning in to watch him compete at UFC 292, and not for the bantamweight championship headliner. On Saturday night, ‘The Future’ will return to the Octagon seeking his sixth-straight win under the UFC banner as the promotion returns to Boston for a stacked night […]

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Ian Garry doubled down on his statement that fans are only tuning in to watch him compete at UFC 292, and not for the bantamweight championship headliner.

On Saturday night, ‘The Future’ will return to the Octagon seeking his sixth-straight win under the UFC banner as the promotion returns to Boston for a stacked night of fights. Stepping under the spotlight at TD Garden, Ian Garry will face his toughest test to date when he meets welterweight veteran Neil Magny.

Originally, Garry was scheduled to compete against Geoff Neal, but Neal was forced to withdraw, opening the door for the ‘Haitian Sensation’ to step in and attempt to derail Garry’s full-steam-ahead hype train.

Despite the short notice replacement, Ian Garry is still 100% convinced that he is the true draw of UFC 292 and not the two title fights that will feature in the co-main and main event. During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Garry suggested that he was carrying the event on his back. “I believe that I am carrying this 292 card on my back and that if it wasn’t for me, this card would go down the drain,” Garry said.

Ian Garry Doubles Down on MMA Hour Comments

During his appearance at the UFC 292 media event on Wednesday, Ian Garry followed up on those comments, claiming that nobody in their right mind is tuning in to see Aljamain Sterling defend his title against Sean O’Malley.

“Who in good f*ck is waking up at 5 a.m. in the morning in Europe, or the rest of the world for that matter, to watch Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley? They’re waking for me,” Garry said. “I can promise you that. They’re waking up for me. They’re staying there. They’re tuning in for me because I’m the superstar in Europe. I’ve got an Irish nation behind me and a Brazilian nation behind me now. And I’m excited to go out there and show that I am a superstar.”

Ian Garry’s cocky attitude is not without merit. He walks into the fight riding an impressive 12-0 run to begin his mixed martial arts career. ‘The Future’ is currently 5-0 under the UFC banner and has been seen by some as the second coming of Irish megastar Conor McGregor. Whether or not Garry rises to the heights that McGregor achieved in his heyday remains to be seen, but you can’t deny that Garry is off to a hell of a start so far.

Conor McGregor’s ‘biggest fan’ Ian Garry signs with Jake Paul: ‘What they have has nothing to do with me’

Conor McGregorDespite claiming to be Conor McGregor’s biggest fan, Irish standout Ian Garry has signed a deal with Jake Paul. On Saturday night, ‘The Future’ will look to continue his meteoric rise up the welterweight rankings when he faces tenured 170-pounder Neil Magny as part of the promotion’s stacked UFC 292 card in Boston. Originally, Garry […]

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Despite claiming to be Conor McGregor’s biggest fan, Irish standout Ian Garry has signed a deal with Jake Paul.

On Saturday night, ‘The Future’ will look to continue his meteoric rise up the welterweight rankings when he faces tenured 170-pounder Neil Magny as part of the promotion’s stacked UFC 292 card in Boston. Originally, Garry was scheduled to square off with Geoff Neal, but a last-minute shuffle interjected Neal into the contest.

Ahead of his highly anticipated return to the Octagon, Ian Garry appeared on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani to talk about his upcoming clash with the ‘Haitian Sensation’ at TD Garden. During their conversation, ‘The Future’ also spoke about his deal with Betr, a media company owned by staunch Conor McGregor rival, Jake Paul.

Asked how he could go into business with Jake Paul despite being a massive self-proclaimed fan of Conor McGregor, Garry said:

“I am Conor’s biggest fan. I am literally the first fighter of a generation to make it to the UFC because of Conor’s rise. What they wanna do and what they have and their personal beef has nothing to do with it. If you have two friends that don’t get on, if you have two people that know they don’t get on, you can still be friends with both. You can still do business with both, you can still talk to both, you can still go to both of their houses and have dinner. What they have has nothing to do with me. That’s called being an adult” (h/t MMA News).

Conor McGregor Training Logan Paul’s Next Opponent

Conor McGregor has had a very open rivalry with ‘The Problem Child’ and his older brother, Logan Paul. The elder Paul is currently scheduled to square off with McGregor’s friend and BJJ coach Dillon Danis at an event in England this October. Discussing the bout over the weekend, McGregor revealed that he would be coaching Danis ahead of his clash with Logan Paul. That prompted Paul to call out McGregor, challenging him to lay down $1 million on the outcome.

McGregor has yet to respond, but given Danis’ lack of skills on the feet and the Irishman’s poor turn as a coach on the current season of The Ultimate Fighter, one would advise McGregor to keep his money.

Irish star Ian Garry claims he is ‘carrying’ UFC 292: ‘If it wasn’t for me this card would go down the drain’

Ian GarryUFC welterweight Ian Garry proclaims himself the savior of the UFC 292 card this weekend. Garry has never been short on confidence, and the 25-year-old seems to be as full of it as ever ahead of his fight this weekend. Originally set to face Geoff Neal, but following an injury, Garry has had to settle […]

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UFC welterweight Ian Garry proclaims himself the savior of the UFC 292 card this weekend.

Garry has never been short on confidence, and the 25-year-old seems to be as full of it as ever ahead of his fight this weekend. Originally set to face Geoff Neal, but following an injury, Garry has had to settle for late replacement Neil Magny on the PPV main card.

Appearing on The MMA Hour, Garry explained that he sees himself as the one saving this card which is headlined by Aljamian Sterling and Sean O’Malley.

“I believe that I am carrying this (UFC) 292 card on my back and if it wasn’t for me, this card would go down the drain,” began Garry. “With the opponent change, at the end of the day, I’m just happy the fans get to see me. I know there is a lot of Irish and Brazilian support in Boston that are excited to have me there. I’m glad the fans get to watch me live in action.” (H/T BJPenn.com)

Ian Garry’s Irish Connection

Garry continued, saying that as an Irishman he will automatically be more of an attraction fighting in Boston. Irish Americans make up 22.8% of the city’s population, the highest rate in the entire country.

“I’m Irish, I’m fighting in Boston, they have a massive Irish contingent. I’ve just been in Brazil for the last two-and-half months, the biggest contingent for Brazilians is in Massachusetts in Boston,” said Garry. “This is the stage, the platform when I go in there, you said it, you got likes of Sean O’Malley and Aljamain and all these guys, I’m the superstar on the card”.

“It happened in the last fight, it’s happening in this fight, the wheels are in motion, I just have to show up and do my thing and the world will see.”

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Geoff Neal out, Ian Machado Garry now fights Neil Magny in reworked UFC 292 fight on 10 days’ notice

Ian Machado Garry now set to fight Neil Magny at UFC 292 next week on 10 days' noticeWith the confirmation of welterweight contender, Geoff Neal’s withdrawal from a scheduled UFC 292 clash with unbeaten Irish challenger, Ian Machado Garry – the Dubliner is now set to fight division veteran, Neil Magny on short notice at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts next weekend. Neal, who was scheduled to make his first Octagon […]

Ian Machado Garry now set to fight Neil Magny at UFC 292 next week on 10 days' notice

With the confirmation of welterweight contender, Geoff Neal’s withdrawal from a scheduled UFC 292 clash with unbeaten Irish challenger, Ian Machado Garry – the Dubliner is now set to fight division veteran, Neil Magny on short notice at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts next weekend.

Neal, who was scheduled to make his first Octagon walk since suffering a third round standing rear-naked choke loss to the undefeated, Shavkat Rakhmonov, has been forced to withdraw from the clash with Machado Garry in ‘Bean Town.

As a result, the Portmarnock native will now draw perennial welterweight contender, Magny, with the two on a collision course since their most recent respective wins.

Ian Machado Garry is now set to fight Neil Magny at UFC 292 next weekend

News if Ian Machado Garry’s reworked bout with Neil Magny was first reported by MMA Junkie, with the former hinting at the pairing on his official social media. 

Extending his unbeaten Octagon run to five straight fights back in May on the main card of UFC Charlotte, Machado Garry turned in a stunning first round win over Daniel Rodriguez – stopping the veteran with a high-kick and follow-up strikes TKO, earning himself a Performance of the Night bonus.

As for Magny, the current number 11 ranked Magny returned to the winner’s enclosure for the first time since a January submission loss to Gilbert Burns back in June, landing a close, split decision win over Philip Rowe at UFC Jacksonville.

UFC 292 takes place on August 19. from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, with an undisputed bantamweight title fight between reigning champion, Aljamain Sterling, and challenger, Sean O’Malley set to take main event honors.

In the night’s co-headliner, two-time and current strawweight titleholder, Zhang Weili makes her first title defense as she returns against surging Brazilian force and finisher, Amanda Lemos.

Who wins between Ian Machado Garry and Neil Magny at UFC 292?

Video – Ian Garry pleads with Chris Curtis to stop sparring after suffering a rib injury

ian garryFootage shows UFC 185lber Chris Curtis attempting to fight on after suffering a rib injury while sparring Ian Garry. Garry and his team have been churning out social media content for some time now, documenting the Irishman travelling around the world and training at different gyms. In the latest chapter, this time in Miami, Florida, […]

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Footage shows UFC 185lber Chris Curtis attempting to fight on after suffering a rib injury while sparring Ian Garry.

Garry and his team have been churning out social media content for some time now, documenting the Irishman travelling around the world and training at different gyms. In the latest chapter, this time in Miami, Florida, Garry enlisted the help of the well-experienced middleweight, Curtis for sparring.

However, during the training session, Curtis appeared to injure on of his ribs, claiming he had separated it. After a short break, the American quickly attempted to get straight back to action much to dismay of Garry.

“Stop being an idiot. BRO! I’m gonna jump the f**k out of the ring,” Garry said.

“Come on, it’s a rib, Layla [Garry’s wife] make him fight” Curtis responded.

“You’re too tough for your own good. You’re fighting soon,” Garry replied.

“I got six weeks,” Curtis said attempting to reason, “Ian buddy come on, finish the round”.

“You’re going to come in the next one. Trust me,” said Garry. This is where you being smart is going to get you to the f*****g top five, the belt, all of that shit. You don’t need to be tough here.”

Curtis is currently booked to face Anthony Hernandez on September 16 as part of a UFC Fight Night card.

Ian Garry takes on Geoff Neal at UFC 292

Sparring Curtis does present a similar fighting style of Garry’s next opponent, Goeff Neal. The pair will face one another in just 10 days time on the main card of UFC 292, headlined by Aljamain Sterling and Sean O’Malley.

It will be the biggest test of Garry’s young career and will also be a chance for the 25-year-old to break into the welterweight top-10.

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