Ian Garry aims to shine brightest on star-studded UFC 273 bill

It wouldn't take a behavioural psychologist to conclude that Irish UFC welterweight Ian Garry is a very confident young man.

In fact, if you talk to him for more than a minute he’ll probably tell you himself.

UFC 273 is one of the most stacked cards of the year so far, but the Dubliner believes he will be one of the big stories coming out of the Jacksonville event on Saturday night.

A who’s who of elite fighters, banner names and interesting matchups decorate the pay-per-view offering.

Petr Yan will rekindle his rivalry with Aljamain Sterling in their bantamweight unification bout. Currently on a 20-fight win streak, 145-pound champion Alexander Volkanovski will look to underline the growing claims that he is the greatest UFC featherweight of all time when he faces 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung.

Despite the two title tilts, it’s a welterweight clash between former title challenger Gilbert Burns and one of the most hyped prospects of all time, Khamzat Chimaev, that’s capturing the attention of the masses.

Portmarknock’s Garry has been given an important billing as the feature bout on the preliminary card against Darian Weeks.

It will be the last fight of the night that goes out live to the general public before the pay-per-view portion of the card starts, which usually means a lot of eyeballs - a situation that 'The Future' is more than comfortable with.

"Every single time I’ve fought on a card, there have been bigger fights than me," Garry told RTE Sport.

"Every single time I fight, my name is the one that’s coming out of peoples’ mouths at the end of the night…every single time. And this one is going to be no different."

Garry blazed a trail through the Cage Warriors promotion, claiming its coveted welterweight title before