UFC 273 Prelims: Hyped Irish Prospect Ian Garry Outpoints Darian Weeks

It wasn’t the showcase performance Ian Garry might have hoped for, but the Irish prospect was nonetheless victorious in his sophomore Octagon appearance at UFC 273.

The former Cage Warriors king relied on technical striking, intelligent movement and sound takedown defense to capture a unanimous triumph against Darian Weeks in a featured welterweight prelim at Vystar Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday night. All three cageside judges saw the fight in favor of the Sanford MMA product: 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27.

In going the distance for the third time in his professional tenure, Garry (9-0, 2-0 UFC) was largely content to attack on the outside with long punches and a…