Ian Garry to fight Darian Weeks in second octagon appearance at UFC 273

What will Ian Garry have in store for a UFC encore?

[autotag]Ian Garry[/autotag] officially has booked his second UFC fight.

Coming off a successful promotional debut, Garry will meet [autotag]Darian Weeks[/autotag] at UFC 273. On Saturday, the promotion announced the welterweight matchup set for April 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

A former Cage Warriors champion, Garry (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a splash in his UFC debut last November when he knocked out Jordan Williams in the closing seconds of the first round. Until that point, the 24-year-old Irish standout struggled, but he still got the job done in a big way to remain undefeated. Six of Garry’s eight career victories have been stoppages.

Weeks, 28, is 5-1 overall and coming off the first loss of his career after dropping a unanimous decision to Bryan Barberena this past December at UFC on ESPN 31.

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The current UFC 273 lineup includes:

  • Champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Chan Sung Jung – for featherweight title
  • Champion Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan – for bantamweight title
  • Irene Aldana vs. Aspen Ladd
  • Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker
  • Mickey Gall vs. Mike Malott
  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres
  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Marcin Tybura
  • Julio Arce vs. Daniel Santos
  • Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel
  • Chris Curtis vs. Dricus Du Plessis
  • Albert Duraev vs. Anthony Hernandez
  • Ian Garry vs. Darian Weeks

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