Rising welterweight star Ian Machado Garry grew up a short drive from Dublin, Ireland when Conor McGregor rose from a local promotion champion to superstardom in the UFC. Predictably, Garry was influenced by McGregor’s success and wanted to emulate McGregor’s achievements. On Saturday, the undefeated Garry (14-0) takes on former Bellator standout Michael “Venom” Page (22-2) on the UFC 303 main card. Leading up to the fight, Page has seized in on Garry’s admiration of McGregor saying he considers “The Future” simply a ‘fake Conor McGregor.’ “Obviously, you can see how much he’s been inspired by Conor McGregor.
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Michael Page explains why he considers Ian Machado Garry a ‘fake Conor McGregor’ – MMA Weekly