When Conor McGregor drew attention to MMA in Ireland, Garry was inspired to try Judo to expand his martial art skillset.
After attending Dublin Institute of Technology for a couple of months, he dropped out to focus on martial arts.
[14] He made his professional debut in February 2019 at Cage Warriors 101,[15] where he won against James Sheehan via unanimous decision and earned the Fight of the Night award as well as a contract with the promotion.
[16] Garry accumulated four more consecutive wins, before facing two-fight UFC veteran Rostem Akman at Cage Warriors 121.
[18][19] In July 2021, Garry, the reigning Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion announced that he had signed a contract with the UFC.
He made his promotional debut on 6 November 2021 against Jordan Williams, scoring a first-round knockout win at UFC 268.
[29] However, Neal withdrew due to undisclosed health reasons,[30] and was replaced by Neil Magny.