UFC 273: Ian Garry on Kamaru Usman, rivalry with Khamzat Chimaev and 'Jedi Master' Gilbert Burns

Ian Garry says he ‘can’t wait’ to put on a show in his adopted home state as part of the warm-up act for Alexander Volkanovski‘s clash with Chan Sung Jung on April 9 at Vystar Veterans Memorial Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Garry, nicknamed ‘The Future’, will look to make a statement when he takes on Darian Weeks on Saturday night.

Fighting out of Sanford MMA in Florida, he has spent the past few weeks training alongside Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Gilbert Burns, UFC and Bellator MMA veteran Michael Chandler and current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman to name but a few.

GiveMeSport caught up with the promising Irishman, who hails from Dublin, to discuss his training camp, upcoming fight, and what could be in the future.

GMS: What was it like training with Kamaru Usman? Did you pick up any tips?

Garry: “It wasn’t sparring, it was technical drills, but it was still cool to be within touching distance with the pound-for-pound king.

“It was really cool, he’s been in the gym a lot more lately, hitting pads.

“Dude, it’s just awesome to see these guys every day.

“And yeah, seeing Usman here, seeing him in the flesh, seeing the way he trains, it was awesome.

“It was an experience I was very lucky to have.”

GMS: Khamzat Chimaev will also be fighting your teammate Gilbert Burns on the same night. Is that a fight you want in the future?

Garry: “I know Khamzat has been messaging Henri.

“Henri keeps telling me he’s been sliding into his DMs on Twitter.

“I like his energy so I’m excited to bump into him at the fighter hotel and see if we have a little bit of banter.

“From everything I’ve seen from him he has that same energy I do in a sense.

“He doesn’t care. He just wants to have a bit of f****** fun, he just