Ian Machado Garry is the first to tell you how good he is and how good he will be.
On his UFC.com athlete profile, the 27-year-old Irishman lists “ego” as his biggest strength, and while any human needs confidence to step into the Octagon, Machado Garry’s self-belief is something closer to his superpower. Through nine walks to the Octagon, he has pretty much backed up his words. He managed a small storm in his debut to score a first-round knockout at UFC 268 and then announced that he was the second coming of the Irish Takeover Conor McGregor started a decade ago.