Conor McGregor has been a big fan of everything that is Ireland in MMA. That was amplified at UFC 268 when the highly touted Ian Garry made his debut at the event.

Ian Garry spent the entire lead up to his fight being compared to Conor McGregor and he had a lot of hype at UFC 268. It paid off as he was able to score a big knockout over Jordan Williams.

Conor McGregor responded to the debut on Twitter via voice memo. It's safe to say the former two-division champion was impressed.

“Fuckin’ hell. That’s a mad scene, lads,” McGregor said. “That’s a tremendous finish there for you. The step back, back paw. My god man, what the fuck. I’m all over the place after that. I love it, mate, I love it. The takeover part too. I’m in on that takeover part too, I’m coming back for that. I’ll be back for that. I’m all over that takeover part too, yeah?”

“Ian, I appreciate the respect that you showed me in there,” he continued. “At this time for me, coming back from this injury, that means a lot to me. This is probably the toughest couple of months I’ve ever had in my entire life, right? To see you go out there, to pay the respect like that and to go out and do that and then the step back back paw … it’s just there’s something mad about that to me, right? And I’m buzzin’ over it.”

“I swore I was just going to stay up and watch that fight, it’s very late where I am, the main card won’t start til 7 in the morning, 8 in the morning here. So I said I’m going to watch your fight and then get to bed and I’m going to train tomorrow and watch the rest of the fights in training tomorrow. And I don’t know what I’m going to do now. I can’t get to sleep, yeah.”

“Fair play to you bro, I’m buzzing for you, I’m absolutely buzzing for you. I’m plain just buzzing all together. Sitting here with this poxy injury, can’t spar, can’t … it’s doing me head in, man. And now you’re out here giving me this little buzz, man. I appreciate it, man, yeah?”

“Fighting for the KO is so easy when you simplify it: end em all in one shot,” he said. “F—k stepping back and eating the little stray shots.”

“How does a combination start? It starts with one single shot,” McGregor said later. “So I don’t give a f—k what the combination is. If you start the combination with your jab, I’m mincing you as soon as you throw that jab. You start that combination with a backhand, I’m coming over the top of your backhand. You start the combination with a kick, I’m mincing you through the kick.”

“I don’t care what the second or third or fourth shot is. You’re dead after one shot with me! And that’s the way we do it, yeah? Mince them after one shot. Get ‘em out in seconds. We’re not paid by the hour in that bleeding thing.”

“The takeover part too, I love it,” McGregor finished. “What other Irish fighters are out there on this globe, that are going to join us on this takeover party? Because let me tell you what, I am coming back and I’m getting in on that takeover party action. Someone’s getting busted up when I come back.”

It's fair to say Conor McGregor was very happy for Ian Garry with his debut at UFC 268. The future is very bright for Ian Garry after UFC 268.