Another BIG debut!@IanGarryMMA
steps into the Octagon to face Jordan Williams at
#UFC268 pic.twitter.com/mUrmMDPdhD— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope)
September 8, 2021
Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is adding one
more former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship champ to
its ranks. On Wednesday, the UFC revealed
that 23-year-old Irish signee Ian Garry
(7-0) will lock horns with Jordan
Williams (9-5) in a 170-pound affair at
UFC 268. “The Future” will join the club of Irish fighters who
competed in the UFC, including Conor
McGregor, Norman
Parke, Joseph
Duffy and Tom Egan, among
others. The fight will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York
on Nov. 6.
Dublin’s own Garry made his pro debut with Cage Warriors, and he
notched seven straight victories in the promotion, including five
finishes. In his latest cage appearances, he took part in a
four-man tournament for the vacant welterweight championship. The
Sanford MMA standout first knocked UFC alum Rostem
Akman out cold with a head kick at CW 121, and then outpointed
Jack
Grant to capture the 170-pound strap in the CW 125
headliner.
2020 Dana White’s Contender Series alum Jordan
Williams is currently hunting for his first victory under the
UFC banner. “Bomaye” earned his contract following a first-round
TKO victory over Gregory
Rodrigues at middleweight. He then lost a decision to Nassourdine
Imavov at UFC on ESPN 16 before moving down to welterweight.
Most recently, the 30-year-old tapped to a rear-naked choke at the
hands of Mickey
Gall.
UFC 268 will go down at the Madison Square Garden in New York City
on Nov. 6. The main event sees welterweight kingpin Kamaru
Usman and Colby
Covington squaring off again for the title. In the co-main
event, Rose
Namajunas will put her women’s strawweight belt on the line
against former divisional titleholder Weili
Zhang.
