Ian Machado Garry is hoping to eclipse the person who inspired him to pursue MMA at UFC 330.
Conor McGregor blazed a trail for Irish MMA by winning 10 fights and two belts during his legendary UFC profession.
Ian Machado Garry has tied his idol by picking up 10 UFC victories since joining the promotion in 2021, but he’s yet to assert MMA’s biggest prize.
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Ian Machado Garry desires to make Conor McGregor’s dream come true
Conor McGregor talked about headlining a UFC event at Dublin’s 80,000+ capability stadium in the course of the first few years of his profession.
Dana White’s aversion to hosting shows outdoors, especially in Europe, meant that the UFC’s biggest star never fought at his dream venue.
Actually, McGregor hasn’t fought at home since knocking out Diego Brandao within the essential event of the UFC’s last Irish card in 2014.
12 years later, Ian Machado Garry hopes to persuade his bosses to return to Dublin by taking Islam Makhachev’s welterweight title and making history at UFC 330 on August 15.
“I wanna be the kind of guy that brings the UFC back to Ireland,” he said on Tuesday.
“It’s been a protracted time. I’ve been carrying this flag for Irish MMA for a protracted, very long time.
“With my next fight, I’m probably the most victorious Irishman in UFC history. I’ll have 11 wins.
“I wanna bring them back here. I actually have been saying it since day one. I’m the subsequent superstar of Irish MMA.
“I’m going to be carrying that second wave, and I would like to bring them back to Croke Park.
“I would like to bring them back to Dublin. I would like to bring them back wherever they think they’ll go because these fans deserve it.”
Conor McGregor defends his win record at UFC 329
Conor McGregor will get the possibility to re-establish himself as Ireland’s most winning UFC fighter on July 11.
‘Notorious’ will return from a five-year layoff to face Max Holloway within the essential event of UFC 329.
If he’s victorious, McGregor will move on to 11 UFC wins, meaning Ian Machado Garry can only equal his achievement by beating Islam Makhachev.
At nine years younger than McGregor, ‘The Future’ appears to have so many more fights left in him.
Whatever happens in the approaching months, it appears to be only a matter of time before Garry holds the record outright.
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