Video: Ireland’s Ian Garry scores first-round KO in debut at UFC 268

Watch Irish prospect Ian Garry score a first-round KO in his debut at Saturday’s UFC 268.

[autotag]Ian Garry[/autotag] made a statement in his first fight inside the octagon.

The 23-year-old welterweight prospect knocked out Jordan Williams in the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 268 in New York City to win his UFC debut.

Garry (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) had a rocky start, as Williams (9-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) was pressuring well while landing the cleaner and more frequent strikes. On a couple of occasions, Williams tagged and seemed to wobble the Irishman. With 10 seconds remaining on the round, Garry countered with a straight right and followed up with a couple of punches to put away Williams.

Below you can watch Garry’s successful UFC debut:

The former Cage Warriors champ gave a nod to fellow countryman and former champ-champ Conor McGregor during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan:

Up-to-the-minute UFC 268 results include:

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