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“I played some mind games with Geoff Neal and the t-shirt and I was excited by it. I’m excited to be disruptive, I’m excited to cause a bit of trouble. That makes me feel like a little kid. That makes me go, oh, how’s he going to react to this?”It was then recently announced that Neal would be unable to fight at UFC 292, following an injury. However, Garry feels his antics had a part to play.
“I believe I got so deep in his head that now we’re not fighting. That upsets me. I wanted the fans to see what I’d do to Geoff Neal if we fought. But we’re focusing on Neil Magny now.”[caption id="attachment_287556" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]
Ian Machado Garry is 12-0 in MMA. [/caption]
“Don’t think for a second that I don’t have the most violent, beautiful finish that Boston has ever seen planned in my mind. Don’t think for one second that I’m not going out there with absolute anger and aggression and a violent, chaotic mindset to go out there and finish Neil Magny.”As it turned out, Garry's leg-striking hampered Magny severely and he dominated all three rounds to go 13-0 in his pro career. After the fight, UFC president Dana White outlined plans for Machado Garry's next two fights:
“I do want Ian to go to Dublin, just not next. Madison Square Garden, that’s where he goes next. There’s a blueprint for this shit, and we got it.”The Irish relationship with Boston is something that Garry wants to act upon this weekend. He believes; “the Irish influence in Boston just shows the world how incredibly powerful Irish MMA is." It is something he hopes he can use to “bring the UFC back to Dublin.” He also feels that with a top 10 ranking beside his name, this will give him more “leverage” to make a show in the 3Arena happen next year. Should the UFC return to Dublin in 2024, it would be the first time the organisation has held a show in the Irish capital since 2014. An event that was headlined by Conor McGregor. Related articles:
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