Fans react after Ian Garry's right head kick prediction against Daniel Rodriguez comes true

At UFC Charlotte, Ian Garry once again showed why he is one of the most promising young fighters on the UFC roster. The Irish fighter, who is widely considered to be the sport's next big thing after the success of his countryman Conor McGregor, made quick work of Daniel Rodriguez.As soon as the fight began, Garry took the center of the octagon and kept landing on Rodriguez at will. Midway through the first round, as the American attempted to find his rhythm, Ian Garry stunned him with a thunderous right head kick. Garry followed up with vicious ground-and-pound as the referee intervened to call an end to the fight at 2:57 of the very first-round.Spinnin Backfist@SpinninBackfistIAN GARRY KNOCKS OUT D ROD IN ROUND 1 TO GET IN THE TOP 15 #UFCCharlotte2940390IAN GARRY KNOCKS OUT D ROD IN ROUND 1 TO GET IN THE TOP 15 #UFCCharlotte https://t.co/RcRn3IUK3xWhat's more impressive is that Ian Garry predicted exactly how he would defeat Rodriguez before the bout, similar to Conor McGregor in his prime days. McGregor earned the moniker 'Mystic Mac' due to his reputation for making confident and accurate predictions about the outcomes of his fights. McGregor's charming personality and unconventional fighting style won over fans, and the accuracy of his predictions only added to his allure.MMA journalist Ariel Helwani pointed out that Garry made the accurate prediction in an interview with Petesy Caroll back in March.Ariel Helwani@arielhelwaniWow he called it twitter.com/petesycarroll/…Peter Carroll@PetesyCarrollIan Machado Garry is so confident of stopping Daniel Rodriguez that he’s even calling the shot - a right head kick. “If it’s anything else, I didn’t mean it,” says the undefeated Irish welterweight. youtu.be/eS-O98mIO2Q88787Ian Machado Garry is so confident of stopping Daniel Rodriguez that he’s even calling the shot - a right head kick. “If it’s anything else, I didn’t mean it,” says the undefeated Irish welterweight. youtu.be/eS-O98mIO2Q https://t.co/x9muD7xOAgWow he called it 👇 twitter.com/petesycarroll/…Fight fans were thoroughly impressed by Ian Garry's prediction with one fan writing:&quot;Call him mystic Mac because he predict deez things.&quot;jugotridva@jugotridva@arielhelwani Call him mystic Mac because he predict deez things4@arielhelwani Call him mystic Mac because he predict deez thingsAnother fan wrote:&quot;That's pretty crazy. Impressive performance.&quot;Jamie Baker 🇺🇦@jamiebakersound@arielhelwani That's pretty crazy. Impressive performance@arielhelwani That's pretty crazy. Impressive performanceYet another fan wrote:&quot;Garry is the real deal.&quot;The Pineapple Pizzaiolo🍍@isolatediguana@arielhelwani Garry is the real deal@arielhelwani Garry is the real dealCheck out some of the best reactions below:militedidio@militedidio1@SpinninBackfist Honestly everytime I see him inside and outside the cage he impresses me more and more. Good fighter and good person.8@SpinninBackfist Honestly everytime I see him inside and outside the cage he impresses me more and more. Good fighter and good person.Mulvenator@amulvey11@SpinninBackfist Very impressive, what a kick that was.@SpinninBackfist Very impressive, what a kick that was.Alex Di Natale@AlexDiNata99077@SpinninBackfist Oh shit I remember this interview. He did it ...Officially on the hype train@SpinninBackfist Oh shit I remember this interview. He did it ...Officially on the hype trainkimz@keemojoga@SpinninBackfist do u realise how insane this is8@SpinninBackfist do u realise how insane this isStigg@stig_andre690@arielhelwani Mystic machado@arielhelwani Mystic machadodylan@Dylanh334@arielhelwani Can't hate on that! Hope he keeps winning and keeps the ego in check the further he goes@arielhelwani Can't hate on that! Hope he keeps winning and keeps the ego in check the further he goesMacMally 🍀@MacMallyMMAIan Garry passed the test of getting rocked and still coming back and winning by KO. Then takes a harder fight and does what no one has been able to do to D-Rod in one round. People that have been hyping him up since cage warriors rejoice. #UFCCharlotte1037Ian Garry passed the test of getting rocked and still coming back and winning by KO. Then takes a harder fight and does what no one has been able to do to D-Rod in one round. People that have been hyping him up since cage warriors rejoice. #UFCCharlotteIan Garry calls out Neil Magny following victory over Daniel Rodriguez at UFC CharlotteThe victory over Alex Rodriguez at UFC Charlotte is Ian Garry's fifth in the organization. The unbeaten Irishman is appropriately nicknamed 'The Future' because everything he has accomplished thus far in the UFC has led many to believe that he will eventually become a star as he continues his ascension.Spinnin Backfist@SpinninBackfistIAN GARRY KNOCKS OUT D ROD IN ROUND 1 TO GET IN THE TOP 15 #UFCCharlotte3531453IAN GARRY KNOCKS OUT D ROD IN ROUND 1 TO GET IN THE TOP 15 #UFCCharlotte https://t.co/RcRn3IUK3xThis was Garry's third stoppage victory since he joined the UFC. In his November 2021 promotional debut, he defeated Jordan Williams in the opening round. After two unanimous decisions victories against Darian Weeks and Gabe Green, Garry scored a TKO victory over Kenan Song in the third round of his UFC 285 bout in March.Following the victory, Garry took the opportunity to callout UFC veteran Neil Magny in the post-fight octagon interview:“I want you [Neil Magny] next, I’m going to knock you out. UFC, you have a new star in town.”Check out Garry's post-fight interview below:

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