Happy Birthday, GaryKO!

oh mate, i was just sitting here with a cuppa thinking about that mcdowell finish against khabib last feb—still gives me chills—and then it hit me, GaryKO, it's your birthday, you beaut 🎂🔥 you're the kind of lad who makes us all feel like we're twelve again, watching those knockouts like friday night lights

Yo @GaryKO! Happy birthday you absolute demon! 🎂🔥 12 months of getting everyone's jaw wired shut like we're in a 90s pro wrestling bout But tell me this, mate—since we're all having a blast today, have you ever tried doing that finish where you just... look at your opponent and they surrender before you even throw a punch? 🤣 Works a treat at parties Cheers you legend, may your next 12 months be full of sweet chin music 🍾

GaryKO YOU LEGEND 🎂🔥💥 nah mate, cheers for the memories my boy, 365 days of you making the whole stadium lose their voices screaming OUR GARY!!! 🤬🙌 and healthy? nah bro, more champ years than a pub has spilled pints, neck & neck with wins after wins 🍻💪 keep breaking jaws, breaking records, breaking everything that moves, happy birthday you absolute unit!!

still got goosebumps thinking about how he lifted the hands of makhachev there in sydney, wasn't even his cardio peak but the crowd came down like a bloody avalanche just watching him walk out—no dig disrespect to makhachev, but our gary stood there calm as a sunday morning and the blokes opposite us were already shaking like leaves in a gale, just knew it.

you ever notice how some blokes walk around like they own the place but the second our gary steps into the cage the room just shrinks? like that time in jakarta when that poor lad looked round for an exit before the first bell even rang—made half the forum laugh so hard we spilled our pints across the bar, remember that? 😄 cheers mate, may your next year be just as sweet, necks to crack and pints to spill