Unbeaten welterweight contender, Ian Garry has opened and nonetheless stays a definite betting favourite to beat his incoming rival, Geoff Neal of their UFC 298 grudge combat this weekend, with the Dubliner drifting as a much bigger favourite nearer to the bout.
Garry, the present quantity ten ranked welterweight contender, has been sidelined since August of final 12 months, most not too long ago handing over a one-sided unanimous resolution win over the division’s most-winningest fighter, Neil Magny in a judging shutout at UFC 292 in Boston.
As for Neal, the Texan has been sidelined himself since he featured at UFC 285 again in March, struggling an eventual third spherical standing rear-naked choke submission loss to the undefeated, Shavkat Rakhmonov within the pair’s major card showdown.
Ian Garry stays favourite to beat Geoff Neal at UFC 298
And initially opening as a betting favourite to beat Neal, Ian Garry is presently driving a -218 betting favourite over the previous – who’s a present +180 betting underdog – with Tipps.gg accessible to followers who’re fascinated with betting on a number of playing cards this 12 months, with the location additionally set to implement separate sections on MMA analytics, in addition to their very personal predictions forward of occasions.
Pressured from a slated return to the Octagon at UFC 296 again in December, Portmarnock striker, Garry withdrew from a deliberate return in opposition to Kill Cliff FC coaching companion, Vicente Luque on the end-of-year card, as he suffered from pneumonia throughout combat week.
And rapidly rebooked amid his battle with sickness, the outspoken Garry, who stays steadfast that he’ll defeat Neal of their rescheduled pairing – makes his comeback at UFC 298 this weekend in Anaheim, California.
Anticipating to land a dominant win over the Dana White’s Contender Collection alum, Neal, former Crew KF trainee, Garry boldly claimed he would doubtless cease the striker with a physique kick – and depart him resembling a canine defecating within the strategy of ending him.
“What am I going to complete him (Geoff Neal) with?” Ian Garry stated. “I’m going to make him give up. He’ll select when he’s completed. I’d prefer to kick him to the physique and have him try this – when the canine is sh*tting.”
“The canine seems to be at you want – after they’re pooing, for defense,” Ian Garry defined. “That’s what they do, proper? [They] take a look at their homeowners after they’re pooing as a result of that’s after they’re susceptible for assault.”
Having fun with a roughshod run all through the welterweight ranks since his Octagon debut again in 2022, Garry, a former Cage Warriors welterweight titleholder, has so-far loved a formidable promotional-perfect run of six straight fights – notably taking out the likes of Tune Kenan and Daniel Rodriguez with knockout victories, to go together with his August win over Magny.
Making his debut beneath the Dana White-led banner again in 2018, the highly-touted Neal has himself turned in quite a few high-profile triumphs throughout his UFC stint, together with wins over the likes of Niko Value, Mike Perry, Santiago Ponzinibbio, the aforenoted, Luque, and the surging – anticipated subsequent title challenger, Belal Muhammad – taking dwelling a unanimous resolution win over the Illinois native.
Who wins at UFC 298 this weekend: Geoff Neal or Ian Garry?