Dana White Confirms Ian Garry Out of Vicente Luque Fight at UFC 296

In a morbid turn of events, Ian Garry has allegedly dropped out of his UFC 296 bout. And the reason isn’t exactly very joyful. Chael Sonnen earlier broke the news on the internet by uploading a video speaking about it. Garry had a much-awaited bout against Luque, but now it looks like all hope is gone.

Ian Garry has been through a lot this past month. With repeated verbal spats with Sean Strickland and criticism from the public and fighters, the young Irishman has found himself in a messy situation. And now, perhaps he has a bigger problem. Here’s why he dropped out.

Did Ian Garry drop out of his fight?

Chael Sonnen earlier took to social media to let the world know about Garry’s tense situation. It would appear that he’s out of the UFC 296 bout due to medical issues, which are not quite clear just yet. But there’s more; unfortunately, it’s not just him who’s sick.

“Guys, Ian Garry is out,” Sonnen started. “Where should we begin? I suppose this is the part where we all begin weighing in . . . I must tell you it does appear to be very legitimate. He was at a hospital himself, he was not feeling well. And he’s taken his child to the hospital right now. At the ER. The child has the same symptoms that he had. That is the way that this is being told.”

It would appear the Garry family is going through a lot more than just public shaming right now. Even Dana White has taken to his social media to confirm the match is off.

He took to his X account to address the issue too. “Hi guys, I know it’s out that there’s some speculation that Ian Garry and Luque is off and it’s true, it is. Ian Garry started with the flu that turned into pneumonia. So that fight is off and is not happening. It is true.” So even Luque won’t be showing up inside the cage at UFC 296. Will this be the last of the cancellations? Lately, UFC’s pay-per-views have been plagued with last-minute pull-outs. The history has been troubling.

The UFC’s many pullouts

Pay-per-views are a big deal. So when fighters pull out and entire cards get canceled, it’s clearly a big hit to the numbers. Not to mention the many fans that are left disappointed. So far, UFC 294 and 295 have seen major pullouts from big names. This includes none other than heavyweight GOAT Jon Jones.

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Jones pulled out of his much-awaited UFC 295 bout against Stipe Miocic due to a pectoral muscle tear. Meanwhile, at UFC 294, Charles Oliveira and Paulo Costa pulled out of their bouts, thus endangering both the co-main event and the main event. Thankfully, Kamaru Usman and Alexander Volkanovski stepped up at the right moment to help keep up the hype. Now, UFC 296 too has shown a big cancellation. Will we see any more?

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