Ian Garry has been on blast recently after his beef with Sean Strickland. Unfortunately, “Machado” seems to have been caught under the spotlight again after his past opponent, Neil Magny came out revealing that he was facing problems after Garry’s comments before their fight.
In the buildup to the fight, Magny and Garry went back and forth trash-talking. Magny stated that he would put down a father-like beatdown on Ian Garry. Garry responded by calling him a child abuser, which unfortunately caused Neil Magny to go through a custody battle for his kids after the fight.
‘The Haitian Sensation’ opens up about the custody battle
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In a recent interview, Magny revealed what he had to go through after Ian Garry labeled him as a child abuser. He stated, “Ian Garry’s comments in itself had a lot more consequences than just like nonsense at the press conference. There were literally screenshots being taken of headlines saying that I’m a child abuser and I’d do this to my kids.”
He then proceeded to add, “There were screenshots being taken and put into apps and things like that would be admissible in court where I’m literally fighting for custody of my children.”
Neil Magny lost his fight against Ian Garry via. unanimous decision. However, he might end up losing more than just the fight. Magny takes accountability for his comments but he claims that it was misinterpreted.
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After the event was brought to light, fans started taking to social media to give their opinions on the incident. While some hold Magny responsible for what he said, most fans blame Ian Garry for blowing the comment out of proportion by painting Magny as a child abuser.
Fans react to Magny’s custody battle
The fans are definitely not happy with Ian Garry in recent weeks as the fighter keeps on getting on the wrong side of people. He was recently beefing with middleweight champ Sean Strickland. And now, he’s back in the spotlight of the fans for his remarks towards Magny. Here’s what fans had to say.
“Then he wanna sue Strickland for defamation after his own defamatory remarks against Magny”
“Neil is more committed to being a good father and mentor for his kids than anyone I know. His kids are very fortunate to have him as a father!”
“Never stop a father that actually cares, from being in their kids life..”
“Man just cut ian we don’t want him”
“lan deserves everything that’s coming his way right now”
“Makes Conor 100x more likeable”
“I genuinely hope lan gets sent to the shadow realm”
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“lan Garry is turning into the most unlikable guy in the sport”
Looking at the comments, we can clearly say that Ian Garry hasn’t been a fan favorite in recent times. Unfortunately, the young Irishman’s brash and naive nature seems to be the issue here. His ill-advised comments of Neil Magny have led the latter to fight for the custody of his children.
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Given Ian Garry’s past verbal run-ins with fighters and fans outside the cage. How would this affect his future in the UFC? Let us know in the comment section below.
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