Pros react after Ian Garry TKO’s Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 4

A welterweight bout between Ian Garry and Daniel Rodriguez took place on today’s UFC on ABC 4 main card from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Garry (12-0 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since scoring a thrilling TKO victory over Song Kenan at UFC 285 back in March. The Irish standout entered the contest sporting a perfect 4-0 record under the UFC banner.

Meanwhile, Daniel Rodriguez (17-4 MMA) entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a submission loss to Neil Magny in his most previous Octagon appearance last November. Prior to that setback, ‘D-Rod’ had strung together a four-fight winning streak which included victories over Mike Perry and Kevin Lee.

Tonight’s ‘Garry vs. Rodriguez’ bout proved to be a coming out party for Ian Garry. ‘The Future’ was able to make things look relatively easy with ‘D-Rod’, peppering him with a number of strikes before eventually dropping him with a head kick. From there, the Irishman landed some nasty ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and stop the bout.

Official UFC on ABC 4 Results: Ian Garry def. Daniel Rodriguez via TKO in Round 1

Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Garry vs. Rodriguez’ below:

The Future Has Arrived pic.twitter.com/Ngh5cabR9w

— “The Future” Ian Machado Garry (@iangarryMMA) May 13, 2023

Future x D Rod is gonna be crazy and I don’t expect it to go to decision

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 13, 2023

Classic walk out song!! #UFCCharolette

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 13, 2023

https://twitter.com/twrecks155/status/1657477183550672896

Post-fight reactions to Ian Garry defeating Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 4:

https://twitter.com/BillyQMMA/status/1657479545342009344

https://twitter.com/JasJasudavicius/status/1657479542313721858

Wow! Very impressive performance for Gary to take out someone as tough as Rodriguez! #UFCCharolette

— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 13, 2023

Ian Garry is who he says he is

— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 13, 2023

Perfect fight, congratulations ⚡️@iangarryMMA

— Jiri BJP Prochazka (@jiri_bjp) May 13, 2023

https://twitter.com/bryan_barberena/status/1657479767610753025

Great headkick setup This cards flying by

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 13, 2023

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