Ian Garry vs. Michael ‘Venom’ Page Added to UFC 303 Lineup

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is throwing one more top-ranked matchup on its blockbuster card at the end of June.

According to the UFC on Friday, Ian Garry (14-0) will be throwing down with Michael Page (22-2) at UFC 303 on June 29. The two welterweights will toe the line inside of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where they will be placed on the main card. Earlier in the week, Garry stated on a since-deleted social media post that he had accepted an offer to face “MVP” at this event.

“The Future” has strung together a solid seven-fight win streak since making his way to the promotion as the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship welterweight kingpin. The Irishman introduced himself to the UFC brass by punching out Jordan Williams in the first round at UFC 268 and has not looked back. A pair of decision victories over Darian Weeks and Gabriel Green carried him into pairings against Kenan Song and Daniel Rodriguez, where he dispatched both Song and Rodriguez via strikes. Since then, Garry has catapulted himself into contention by prevailing over Neil Magny and Geoff Neal on the scorecards.

While Garry has won seven straight bouts in the Octagon, Page has earned just one thus far, outhustling Kevin Holland at UFC 299 en route to a decision triumph. The former interim Bellator MMA title challenger left the organization in 2023 as one of the top five winningest fighters in the company’s history. Under the Bellator banner, Page scored one of the 10 fastest knockouts in Bellator history, dispatching Ryan Sanders in 10 seconds at Bellator 933 in 2013.

UFC 303 will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on June 29, with a non-championship welterweight headliner pitting Conor McGregor against Michael Chandler. Serving as the newly announced co-main event will be a light heavyweight scrap between Jamahal Hill and Carlos Ulberg, with the latter stepping up on short notice. Other likely featured bouts include a middleweight contest of Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault and a women’s matchup at 135 pounds when Mayra Bueno Silva faces Macy Chiasson.