Ian Garry will make his highly anticipated UFC debut in the world’s most famous arena.
Garry (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Jordan Williams (9-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at UFC 268, which takes place Nov. 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
Another BIG debut!@IanGarryMMA 🇮🇪 steps into the Octagon to face Jordan Williams at #UFC268 pic.twitter.com/mUrmMDPdhD
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) September 8, 2021
Irish-born Garry signed with the UFC on the heels of capturing the Cage Warriors welterweight title with a unanimous decision over Jack Grant in June. Prior to that, the unbeaten 23-year-old scored a head-kick knockout of UFC veteran Rostem Akman, his fifth finish in seven pro fights. Garry recently made the move to Sanford MMA in Florida in anticipation of his U.S. debut.
Williams will be in search of his first octagon win. Since punching his ticket to the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2020, Williams has dropped back-to-back bouts to Nassourdine Imavov and most recently a submission loss to Mickey Gall in his welterweight debut in July.
With the addition, the UFC 268 lineup now includes:
- Champion Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington – for welterweight title
- Champion Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili – for women’s strawweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Justin Gaethje
- Luke Rockhold vs. Sean Strickland
- Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera
- Bobby Green vs. Al Iaquinta
- Irene Aldana vs. Germaine de Randamie
- Nassourdine Imavov vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- John Allan vs. Aleksa Camur
- Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. TJ Laramie
- Andreas Michailidis vs. Alex Pereira
- Shane Burgos vs. Billy Quarantillo
- Ian Garry vs. Jordan Williams
