Ian Machado Garry mentioned “endurance was the important thing” to victory over Michael ‘Venom’ Web page after his unanimous factors victory at UFC 303 in Las Vegas.
Dubliner Garry, who prolonged his unbeaten document to 15-0, showcased his versatility in taking a 29-28 win on all three playing cards – as he received the primary and third rounds with grappling.
Normally counting on his fast and highly effective placing, in opposition to a degree fighter with faster arms and toes, Garry was near turning out the lights of his opponent within the first spherical as he locked in a choke maintain after taking Web page right down to the mat.
The second spherical, which noticed principally stand-up motion, went the best way of the Londoner who landed a lot of proper arms with Garry unable to land many blows.
With all to play for within the remaining 5 minutes, Garry locked a physique triangle early within the spherical after which acquired place on Web page’s again with a head lock for the second half of it.
Complimentary about his defeated rival, Garry mentioned on TNT Sports activities: “He did an incredible, nice sport plan in the present day. Tonight was an superior struggle.”
The Dubliner insisted that endurance was the decisive issue.
He defined: “Nothing stunned me. I knew how good he was, how gifted he was. For me, it was endurance. Persistence was the important thing in the present day. Right now was endurance.”
Persevering with, Garry set his sights on greater ambitions: “The longer term is inevitable and I am coming for this belt. I’m coming for that world title. I don’t care who’s subsequent. I’m going to be a world champion.”
Talking on the post-fight press convention, the victor gave extra perception to his techniques.
He defined: “I’m ****ing ****ed I didn’t land that submission within the first spherical, however I confirmed a lot evolution in the present day. I snake-charmed the snake charmer. I made him annoyed. He likes individuals to try this dance with him, to maintain that rhythm, and he works nicely off that rhythm, I hit him with stealth mode. I walked him down, I preyed [upon] him.
“He didn’t have lots of success. I didn’t have lots of success on my toes. I wobbled him within the second spherical with my proper. I noticed his eyes go. And I mentioned ‘endurance.’ The important thing to beating Michael ‘Venom’ Web page is endurance.”
Within the remaining struggle of the night’s motion, Alex Pereira’s legend continued to develop with a devastating second-round technical knockout victory over Jiri Prochazka.
The rematch from the struggle in November, which noticed the identical outcome, was a way more one-sided affair with Pereira tagging Prochazka repeatedly within the first spherical, earlier than touchdown a left hook on the buzzer which might have ended the bout if it had come only a few seconds earlier.
