UFC 273 Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie is all set to take place on April 9th at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
The event has a lot of interesting bouts for the fans craving the adrenaline rush. So here’s a prediction of one such bout that will keep the audience’s attention glued to the octagon. Ian Garry will prove his might against Darian Weeks in a 3 round welterweight division fight.
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Garry made his first UFC debut successful after knocking out Jordan Williams. Unmatched and with great potential, Garry has a bright future ahead of him.
Meanwhile, Weeks’ UFC debut was quite unimpressive after he lost to veteran Bryan Barberena. He might be able to perform better in the octagon after training in a camp.
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UFC 273 Prelims: Ian Garry vs Darian Weeks, Stats
Statistics | Ian Garry | Darian Weeks |
Wins | 8 | 5 |
Losses | 0 | 1 |
Height | 6’3″ | 5’11” |
Division | Welterweight | Welterweight |
Reach | 74″ | 72″ |
UFC 273 Prelims: Ian Garry vs Darian Weeks, Fight breakdown
While Garry is the hype of the moment owing to his performance, Weeks does possess the ability to turn this fight into a grind.
Weeks landed 118 significant strikes and four takedowns in a fifteen-minute bout with Barberena. The number sounds impressive if we consider the fact that the fight was on short notice. Weeks has more experience than his seven fights would indicate.
Speaking about Garry, he’s flawless on the feet, technical, precise, and powerful. He is good at maintaining distance and landing low kicks. Garry renders his opponents defenceless before knocking them out. His takedown defence and grappling are no joke either.
The undefeated Irish fighter is touted as the ‘nice Conor McGregor’. Similar to McGregor, Garry will look to knock off a bunch of wins in quick succession to make rapid strides towards the top of the division.
UFC usually puts the prospects through a lot of tough but winnable challenges. Hence, Ian will be the favourite to get the victory later today. The company is certainly behind him as they have put in the main event of the prelim bouts.
It is a tough call to choose between the two, so one can only wait for the results. Still, what one can expect beforehand is some great moments from the fight that might make a permanent place in the history of UFC.