Dubliner Ian Garry secured a third round TKO victory over China's Song Kenan, on what was a massive card at UFC 285.
Fighting in the early prelims, the 25-year-old nearly found himself on the end of an early defeat after being knocked down by the 32-year-old Kenan, but was able to rally and finish his opponent with a barrage of punches.
The result leaves Garry with an 11-0 MMA record, and his fifth win in the UFC.
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🚨🚨 IAN GARRY S'IMPOSE PAR TKO !
L'ENCHAINEMENT EST JUSTE SOMPTUEUX.
QUEL COMBATTANT.
IL EST DÉSORMAIS EN 11-0 🤩 #UFC285 pic.twitter.com/az49mPEpsy— ARENA (@MMArena_) March 5, 2023
Song Kenan’s face after his loss 😳#UFC285 pic.twitter.com/F4N0OPhcr6
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) March 5, 2023
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Speaking before the fight, Garry put a positive spin on his lowly position on the UFC 285 card.
"I don't believe I should be (higher up the card)," he said. "I believe they've done it purposely for the audience of Europe.
"I believe they've put me on that card because my fight time equates to around 10-ish In Europe. If anything, it's the UFC being smart and putting me on at a time that suits my target audience.
"I believe for what I bring and the hype and the undefeated record, if it was any other event I would be on the main card.
"This is my fourth consecutive pay-per-view. I fought on the best cards the UFC has had to offer since I've been in the UFC. It's been phenomenal.
"This card is insane. At the end of the day, the fact that I'm even on the card is incredible.”
In the man event, Jon Jones defeated Ciryl Gane for the vacant Heavyweight Championship, while Valentina Shevchenko defeated Alexa Grasso at flyweight, and Shavkat Rakhmonov beat out Geoff Neall at a catchweight of 175lb.
After the event Garry was also seen being started on by a member of the public, but refused handled the situation maturely, and did not get drawn into a scuffle.
Fan tries to fight Ian Garry outside UFC 285 😳 #UFC285 pic.twitter.com/glc6TcM1kK
— betr ⚡️Combat (@betrcombat) March 5, 2023
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