Unbeaten prospect Ian Garry made it two in two as he outpointed Darian Weeks at UFC 273.
There was little action in the first round as Garry used his size advantage to stay out of Weeks' range. The Irishman was mixing up his kicks well as Weeks tried to press Garry against the fence and get him to the ground.
Weeks was struggling to land anything notable as Garry continued to attack his legs. The American tried to work for takedowns against the cage but Garry defended well to keep the fight standing.
Garry upped his output in the third round as he landed a front kick to Weeks' face. He then dropped the American with a big right hand. Garry looked for the takedown by pressing Weeks against the fence as the fight came to a close.
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After three rounds the judges saw it 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 all in Garry's favour as the 24-year-old extended his unbeaten record to 9-0.
Garry was making his second UFC appearance at the event in Jacksonville, Florida having won his promotional debut last year. 'The Future' knocked out Jordan Williams at UFC 268 and paid homage to countryman Conor McGregor in his post-fight interview.
Weeks made his UFC debut last December when he stepped up on short notice to fight Bryan Barberena. The 28-year-old suffered the first loss of his professional career as he was outpointed by the crafty veteran Barberena.
"I was having trouble finding my rhythm. It's 15 minutes in the cage, I'm not happy with it as I like finishing fights, but it's experience and as I've said before. I'm not perfect that but I'm getting there. I know I've got a lot to learn," Garry said.
Garry also revealed his wife, TV star Layla Anna-Lee, is pregnant and they are expecting their first child together at the end of the year. The pair have been together since last year and got married in Las Vegas in February.
"My wife is pregnant, we are expecting at the end of the year. Dana, Mick, Sean, line them up, I'll knock them out. By the time I'm done with this division, everyone is gonna be calling me daddy."
