Ian Machado Garry has lengthy wished to compete on a card with fellow Irishman Conor McGregor, and now he’s obtained his want towards a worthy adversary.
Friday, UFC CEO introduced that Garry will meet Michael Web page in a welterweight showdown at UFC 303, the pay-per-view headlined by McGregor’s extremely anticipated return to the cage towards Michael Chandler. The occasion takes place June 29 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
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Web page wasn’t Garry’s first alternative as he’s been calling out Colby Covington for weeks and beforehand stated he’d signed a contract to combat the previous UFC interim champ. Nevertheless, Covington, who talked a variety of trash about Garry and his spouse, claimed in any other case, and the combat fizzled.
Now Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) as an alternative will face Web page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a former Bellator title challenger coming off his UFC debut win towards Kevin Holland at UFC 300, which landed him at No. 13 within the official UFC welterweight rankings. Web page, 37, has gained eight of 9 fights general, together with back-to-back victories. He not too long ago stated he was right down to combat Garry.
“I’ve by no means truly met him,” Web page stated. “I by no means like to guage an excessive amount of from a distance, however he evokes me to get in form as a result of he simply has an annoying air about him. If there was any motivation wanted, it’s simply him speaking.”
Garry, 26, continues to be undefeated at 14-0 general, with seven victories within the UFC towards the likes of notable names Daniel Rodriguez, Neil Magny and Geoff Neal. His most up-to-date win towards Neil at UFC 298 got here by break up resolution in what was a technical show that incurred boos from followers in Anaheim, Calif.
Under is the up to date lineup for UFC 303:
- Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler
- Jamahal Hill vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Web page
- Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Joe Pyfer
- Gillian Robertson vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. Payton Talbott
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday
- Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 303.
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