The UFC’s most famous Irishman, Conor McGregor, gushed over his apparent successor at UFC 268. Ian Garry, also from Dublin, Ireland, declared himself the next Conor McGregor before his UFC debut at Madison Square Garden. He certainly delivered on expectations with a stunning first-round knockout, just like McGregor before him.
McGregor took to social media to sing the younger fighter’s praises, recording a five-minute video in which he could not speak highly enough of the young Garry.
Conor to “McGregor 2.0” Ian Garry: “I’m buzzin’ over it!”
“F**kin’ hell. That’s a mad scene, lads. That’s a tremendous finish there for you. The step back, back paw. My god man, what the f**k. I’m all over the place after that.
I love it, mate, I love it. The takeover part too. I’m in on that takeover part too, I’m coming back for that. I’ll be back for that. I’m all over that takeover part too, yeah?”
He continued, stating that he’d specifically stayed up late to watch Garry fight. “Ian, I appreciate the respect that you showed me in there.
At this time for me, coming back from this injury, that means a lot to me. This is probably the toughest couple of months I’ve ever had in my entire life, right? To see you go out there, to pay the respect like that and to go out and do that and then the step back back paw … it’s just there’s something mad about that to me, right? And I’m buzzin’ over it.
I swore I was just going to stay up and watch that fight, it’s very late where I am, the main card won’t start til 7 in the morning, 8 in the morning here.
So I said I’m going to watch your fight and then get to bed and I’m going to train tomorrow and watch the rest of the fights in training tomorrow. And I don’t know what I’m going to do now. I can’t get to sleep, yeah.”
Garry quoted McGregor in his post-fight interview, reminding Madison Square Garden that he wasn’t there to take part, but to take over. McGregor appreciated the gesture.
“Fair play to you bro, I’m buzzing for you, I’m absolutely buzzing for you. I’m plain just buzzing all together. Sitting here with this poxy injury, can’t spar, can’t … it’s doing me head in, man. And now you’re out here giving me this little buzz, man. I appreciate it, man, yeah? The takeover part too, I love it.
What other Irish fighters are out there on this globe, that are going to join us on this takeover party? Because let me tell you what, I am coming back and I’m getting in on that takeover party action. Someone’s getting busted up when I come back.”
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