IRELAND’s Ian Garry has been booked to headline UFC Fight Night Tampa.
The unbeaten Dubliner will be pitted against hard-hitting American Joaquin Buckley on December 14 in his first main event slot for the world’s number one MMA promotion.
26-year-old Portmarnock welterweight Garry holds a 15-0 professional record and has evolved in each of his eight Octagon appearances.
‘The Future’ debuted for the Dana White run organisation in November 2021 when he scored a stunning knockout win over Jordan Williams.
He went onto pick apart Song Kenan and Daniel Rodriguez.
But the Irishman’s most impressive wins came against the gritty Neil Magny and Geoff Neal before seeing off the slick Michael ‘Venom’ Page last time out at UFC 303.
The 170lbs standout frequently called to …