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UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland reignited his bad blood with Ian Machado Garry ahead of UFC 330 this Saturday.
Ian Machado Garry is hours away from the biggest fight of his career against UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev. Makhachev and Garry headline an intriguing card in Philadelphia, featuring a matchup between the pound-for-pound king and a rising star.
Despite his accomplishments inside the Octagon, Garry has become one of the most polarizing figures outside of it in UFC fan circles. Some of his recent media interviews have ruffled some feathers, particularly after his comments about women in leadership roles.
Garry’s personality hasn’t been well received by some of his fighting colleagues, including Makhachev and UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. At the UFC 330 pre-fight press conference, Makhachev asserted that ‘nobody likes’ Garry in the organization.
Strickland has traded barbs with Garry for years, calling the Irish star ‘fake’ and shutting down a fight callout. Ahead of UFC 330, Strickland didn’t hold back on Garry.
Sean Strickland reignites Ian Machado Garry feud ahead of UFC 330
In a recent tweet, Strickland taunted Garry’s response to recent fan criticism ahead of UFC 330.
“Ian Garry. “Im Brazilian now”. “I love my wife’s bf”. “Women should rule the world”. “I sue people who make fun of a book my wife wrote”. Also Garry “why dont people like me,” Strickland said of Garry.
“You’re the only bad guy in the UFC who isn’t bad, just a cuck.”
As of this writing, Garry hasn’t responded to Strickland.
Garry, who is big for the welterweight division, hasn’t ruled out eventually fighting at middleweight during his UFC tenure. If that comes to fruition, don’t be surprised if a fight between Garry and Strickland eventually happens.
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