The slow-rolling of Ultimate Fighting Championship prospect
Ian
Garry is over.
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According to ESPN
Deportes on Thursday, unbeaten welterweight up-and-comer Garry
(11-0) will be colliding with Daniel
Rodriguez (17-3) on
May 13. The UFC Fight Night event does not have a number yet
due to unreleased broadcasting schedules, and it similarly has no
venue or location publicly available. Rodriguez posted about the
fight on his Instagram
Stories to confirm it after the ESPN Deportes announcement.
“D-Rod” was set to compete at UFC 286 in March against Gunnar
Nelson, but he was forced out for undisclosed reasons and
replaced by Bryan
Barberena. Rodriguez is looking to get back on track after
suffering his first stoppage loss, when Neil Magny
landed a brabo choke on him late into their November 2022 matchup.
That loss put an end to a four-fight win streak that included
victories over the likes of Jingliang
Li, Kevin Lee and
Mike
Perry to earn a place in the 170-pound rankings.
Garry has not tasted defeat as a professional, with all four of his
UFC outings going in his favor. Debuting in late 2021, Garry
knocked out Jordan
Williams to start his run in the Octagon. Since then, he has
rattled off decision wins over Darian
Weeks and Gabriel
Green, while punching out Kenan Song
at UFC 285 in March to earn his 11th consecutive pro victory.
The UFC Fight Night card on May 13 will be headlined by a light
heavyweight clash pitting Anthony
Smith against Johnny
Walker, although its location is not on the books as of yet.
Other featured pairings on the billing include a heavyweight rumble
between Jairzinho
Rozenstruik and Jailton
Almeida, a welterweight elder statesmen collision when Matt Brown
battles Court McGee
and a women’s strawweight tilt as Mackenzie
Dern takes on Angela
Hill.