UFC 298 witnessed a much-needed comeback and win for Ian Garry after being constantly mauled by controversies surrounding his wife, Layla Machado. ‘The Future’ emerged victorious against Geoff Neal via a split decision. Despite the tough criticism, Garry fought through it like a true warrior. When asked about the inspiration behind his resilience, Garry credited Conor McGregor.
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‘The Future’ couldn’t escape the hate train during the presser as well, especially when Dana White was asked if he felt that Garry’s performance was lackluster. Garry was standing right behind where the media personnel were seated. He won with a 30-27, 30-27, 28-29 split decision to keep his undefeated streak intact. So when the time came for him to address the media at the UFC 298 presser, Garry doubled down on the hate and said, “I don’t care what people love me or hate me”. Let us dive in to see what Garry stated about the hate.
Ian Garry channels his inner Conor McGregor
Ian Garry has faced a ͏barrage of criticism ͏from the ͏UFC community following controversies involving his wife, Layla Machado. Garry misse͏d th͏e ͏opportunity to ͏de͏fend͏ his͏ family’s honor at UFC 296 when he withdrew from the ma͏tch, citing a lung infection. Now fully ͏recovered,͏ Garry emerged victorious against Neal, defen͏ding the honor of his family.
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At the UFC 298 presser, Garry was asked what kept him going against the adversaries. ‘The Future’ stated that the hate is nothing new to him as he grew up watching Conor McGregor’s journey. “I don’t care what people love me or hate me. I’m doing what I love. I’m a kid who had a dream, and I’m up here living it, you know? I mean, I watched Conor go through everything that he went through. That’s the life I want to live. I want to put on a show. I want to fight for a living.”
Garry further added “I want to travel the world and train with the best coaches in the world and the best teammates on the planet. I’m living my dream, and there’s no one that can wipe that smile off my face. And there’s still nobody in the world that can take that away from me. I’m going to keep proving that. Whether they love me or hate me, whether they cheer or they boo, if my hand gets raised, I’m still going to become a world champion, whether they like it or not.”
Garry is confident that he will become the champion sooner or later. Regardless, he acknowledges that achieving this goal will take time. Interestingly, Layla Machado was in attendance at the UFC 298, and Dana White knew how the fans would react, and arranged for special seats for her. Additionally, there was a video of Garry crying during the presser address making rounds on the internet. But wait, was he really crying? Let us find out.
Was Garry left in tears at UFC 298?
Ian Garry was booed at the UFC 298 press conference, and, to be honest, this reaction by the fans was anticipated. The press conference snippet blew up online when a group of ͏MMA en͏thusiasts shared a video infused ͏with a crying ͏filter. Those who hadn’t caught the initial pres͏s conference were taken aback, falling for the prank as they witnessed a UFC fighter supposedly tearing up amidst͏ a chorus of͏ boos from the California crowd.
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The clip went viral all across social media and fooled many as they believed that the Irish fighter had caved in under pressure and never witnessed the real footage. The welterweight entered the grand stage with a negative outlook, however, Garry’s upcoming trajectory might change the reactions of the fans towards him.
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