UFC star Ian Garry's mother warned him that becoming the next Conor McGregor "is not a f***ing plan" in a heartfelt letter that lit a fire under him to push on in his MMA career.
The former Cage Warriors champion is 8-0 as a professional, and landed himself in the UFC's welterweight division within just three years of his debut. But he didn't have his family's support when he decided to drop out of university to pursue the sport without having had a fight.
Garry decided to take up a job cleaning windows in Dublin, where he would work a full-time schedule while training on the side at Team KF in Swords. He quickly managed to turn his boxing skills into a rounded MMA game, and made his professional debut in 2019 after going 6-1 as an amateur.
