The 26-year-old was not aware of a significant story that was developing in his hometown of Dublin since he was using his phone-free time to “disconnect from the world and spend time with his family”.
Before they even made it back home, his wife turned to him and told him Conor McGregor had been forced to withdraw from UFC 303 due to an injury.
The possibility of Machado Garry competing against his countryman on the same card was gone.
From the little child in Dublin who would sit at home and study his bouts to being seated on the same platform as him in Vegas and signing the same posters as him, it would have been a true full circle moment.
It would have said something like, “Hey, you did it, kid.” While everyone of you is representing your nation, we would have been on the greatest platform imaginable, representing Ireland.
Machado Garry has been talking about competing on the same bill as former double champion Conor McGregor since the UFC announced his comeback in March, hoping to face Colby Covington.
The fight was never held; instead, a welterweight matchup with Michael “Venom” Page of Britain was scheduled for the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.
