It’s secure to say Dana White favored what they noticed in Thomas Carty.
The UFC boss noticed the Dublin heavyweight compete within the flesh when he sat ringside for the Callum Walsh homecoming card on September 20 – and was suitably impressed.
In truth Carty didn’t simply depart a dent in Argentine Jonathan Exequiel Vergara, he left such a mark on White, that the Boston native revealed he hopes to work with the BUI Celtic title holder sooner or later.
Talking after the 3Arena occasion on which Craig O’Brien, Emmet Brennan, Shauna O’Keefe, Gareth Dowling, Kevin Cronin and Edward Donovan fought, White indicated he may use Irish fighters exterior of playing cards in Eire transferring ahead and reserved particular point out for Carty.
“We’ve acquired to get them to New York, Boston or Vegas, no matter we do subsequent. Undoubtedly Carty, we’ll deliver him with us someplace.”
As a well-liked skillful unbeaten heavyweight who has solely been introduced the gap as soon as in his profession, Carty appeals to most promoters. It was clear 360 Promotions and the UFC seen the potential earlier than his in ring efficiency and it now appears they could look to construct the Paschal Collins skilled large man on Walsh topped UFC Combat Cross broadcast playing cards transferring ahead.
The Cork mild middleweight contender could get out earlier than the 12 months is out and can more than likely use the Irish card in New York on St Patrick’s week, probably with fluent Irish speaker Carty in toe.
THOMAS CARTY GETS IT DONE IN DUBLIN
Big KO victory from the Irishmen #WalshVsRunowski pic.twitter.com/y421Alutjl
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) September 20, 2024
Whereas in Dublin serving to promote the 3Arena invoice, White declared he was transferring into boxing – and with Cobh’s Walsh because the UFC’s boxing poster boy Irish boxing as a complete ought to profit.
