“Hope Geoff Neal Sleeps Him” – Ian Garry Turns Into ‘One of the Most Hated MMA Fighters Ever’ After Bashing Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis for UFC 297 Performance; Fans React

UFC middleweights, Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis promised the fans a war for the main event of UFC 297, and they delivered. The fight, as advertised, was a five-round strategic slugfest between ‘Tarzan’ and ‘Stillknocks’, which ended in the South African being crowned as the new champion of the middleweight division. Despite most fight fans enjoying the fight between the two, there was a fighter who thought otherwise.

Undefeated welterweight prospect, Ian Machado Garry was one person who was not impressed with the fight. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as the welterweight does have a bad history with the former middleweight champion, Sean Strickland. However, fans certainly did not side with the welterweight’s opinion.

Fans slam Ian Garry over his comments on the main event of UFC 297

The former UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, has had some critical remarks on the relationship between the undefeated welterweight and his wife. This led to the Irishman threatening to take legal action against the 32-year-old middleweight and the pair eventually started a deep feud with each other that most fans are invested in.

Garry, in an interview, also claimed that he wished to fight Sean Strickland in the future. Given all that, it wasn’t really surprising to the Garry take shots at the performance of Strickland and Du Plessis at the main event of UFC 297.

He posted a reaction to the fight on his X (Twitter account). Garry stated, “I feel like I’m watching two amateurs fight… If I ever have a fight like that, please tell me to retire.” The people in the comments, however, slammed Garry for his take on the fight.

Here are some of the comments from the post:

A fan suggested that the welterweight did need to retire.
“Please retire”

One person’s comment humbled Garry by reminding him of his fight against Song Kenan where he got dropped in the fight.
“Same dude who nearly got slept by a journeyman called Song Kenan, and at least Strickland and dricus show up to their fights”

Another fan wished to see Garry get knocked out by Geoff Neal in their upcoming fight.
“Bro said they looked like amateurs when watching the 5th round bros never been in a 5 round fight, genuinely hope Geoff neal sleeps him”

A fan accused Garry of pulling out of his fight at UFC 296 for getting his feelings hurt
“Amateurs pull out of their fights because of hurt feelings.”

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A comment highlighted how Garry’s comments are still turned off on his social media accounts.
“Bro has the comments blocked on his account still”

Another claimed that Garry would never be as famous as Strickland.
“Bros never reaching seans respect and fame”

One comment pointed out how he believed, Garry was among the most disliked fighters in MMA.
“Am I wrong to think this guy is probably one of the most hated MMA fighters ever”

‘The Future’ calls out Strickland

The UFC welterweight in an interview with MMAFightingonSBN, had claimed that he was aiming for a fight against Sean Strickland. He also believed that Strickland would lose his title, and unfortunately, the welterweight had predicted correctly on this matter, as he did lose his strap against Dricus Du Plessis.

Garry called Strickland out by saying, “Whether it’s this year or next year, I’d love a fight against Sean Strickland because, any man or any person whoever talks or mentions me, my wife or my family in that way, I’m going to get my hands on them.”

Given that Strickland has lost his belt against Du Plessis, would a fight against Garry be the right choice for the UFC middleweight? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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