UFC 303: Ian Machado Garry aims to takes another step towards title contention

After weeks of drama leading up to the event, Ian Machado Garry will be carrying Irish interest at UFC 303 on Saturday night as he aims to take another step towards a title shot.

Originally scheduled to be the return of Conor McGregor against Michael Chandler, an injury to McGregor means Irish eyes will be on Garry, who will take on Michael Venom Page.

The Dublin fighter is unbeaten with a 14-0 record, and 7-0 in the UFC since entering the promotion in 2021. His last victory was over Geoff Neal in a split-decision win.

A fighter who never lacks confidence, Garry who will use his speed and movement to get the better of Page, in what will be a very technical match-up.

The leg kicks of Garry to stop the movement of Page could be his path to victory, with the English fighter showing in his win over Kevin Holland how difficult he can be to hit.

Ranked number seven in the welterweight rankings, a win for Garry could put him up against a top five fighter, with the likes of Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman waiting.

The main event will now see Alex Pereria defend his light-heavyweight title against Jiri Procházka, in a rematch of the UFC 295 main event.

Due to McGregor's injury, this was made at three weeks notice, but both fighters were eager to headline in a fight fans will be eagerly looking forward to.

Pereria's rise in the sport has been incredible, having made his UFC debut on the same card as Ian Machado Garry in UFC 268.

After defeating his arch rival Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 to win the middleweight title, Pereira was knocked out by Adesanya at UFC 287.

However, he moved up to light-heavyweight and won the vacant title at UFC 295 with a TKO victory over Procházka. His first defence was a first round knockout win over