Ian Garry to fight Darian Weeks in second octagon appearance at UFC 273

Ian Garry officially has booked his second UFC fight.

Coming off a successful promotional debut, Garry will meet Darian Weeks at UFC 273. On Saturday, the promotion announced the welterweight matchup set for April 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.

A former Cage Warriors champion, Garry (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a splash in his UFC debut last November when he knocked out Jordan Williams in the closing seconds of the first round. Until that point, the 24-year-old Irish standout struggled, but he still got the job done in a big way to remain undefeated. Six of Garry’s eight career victories have been stoppages.

Weeks, 28, is 5-1 overall and coming off the first loss of his career after dropping a unanimous decision to Bryan Barberena this past December at UFC on ESPN 31.

The current UFC 273 lineup includes:

• Champion Alexander Volkanovski vs. Chan Sung Jung – for featherweight title
• Champion Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan – for bantamweight title
• Irene Aldana vs. Aspen Ladd
• Pat Sabatini vs. Gavin Tucker
• Mickey Gall vs. Mike Malott
• Mackenzie Dern vs. Tecia Torres
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nassourdine Imavov
• Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Marcin Tybura
• Julio Arce vs. Daniel Santos
• Mark Madsen vs. Vinc Pichel
• Chris Curtis vs. Dricus Du Plessis
• Albert Duraev vs. Anthony Hernandez
• Ian Garry vs. Darian Weeks