Garry extends unbeaten streak at UFC 303

Ian Machado Garry extended his unbeaten run at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on Saturday night after the Irish fighter beat England’s Michael Page by unanimous decision.

The Portmarnock native emerged victorious over three rounds in their welterweight bout to improve his win record to 8-0 within the UFC and 15-0-0 across his career to date, which began through Cage Warriors.

Meanwhile, Alex Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight title, knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the main event bout.

Just 12 seconds into the second round, a fierce head kick from Pereira (10-2-0) sent Prochazka (30-4-1) to the mat, where Pereira followed with a barrage of punches before the fight was called.

Prochazka had trouble standing up afterward, and he was rocking back and forth before falling into the hands of the referee and medical personnel.

Saturday’s bout was a rematch of a 11 November 2023 fight for the vacant light heavyweight championship.

Pereira won that clash, too, and has now defended his belt twice. Prochazka has lost two of his past three fights.

In other action Saturday, Diego Lopes and Roman Dolidze both won by unanimous decision. Lopes (25-6-0) beat Dan Ige (18-8-0) in catch weight action, while Dolidze (13-3-0) got the best of Anthony Smith (38-20-0) in a battle of light heavyweights.

Additional reporting: Reuters