How Did Ian Garry Meet His Wife Layla Machado? How Old Was the UFC Star?

There are only a handful of fighters who can be termed the ‘Future of UFC’, and Ian Garry is one of them. Hailed by fans as the ‘Next Conor McGregor’, Garry has been impressing all MMA enthusiasts with his exceptional performances. The Irishman carries a perfect record of 12-0 and will face Vicente Luque next at UFC 296.

Fans are highly interested in the rising MMA star’s personal life. Intriguingly, his wife, Layla Machado Garry, is someone fans want to know more about. Moreover, Garry has also been a subject of controversy recently. Let us know more about the couple and how they met.

Layla Anna-Lee, author of ‘How To Be a WAG’ – What else does she do?

Layla Anna-Lee has an interesting resume as she’s narrated the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony to billions of fans worldwide. She is primarily a TV representer who has previously worked to cover the likes of FIFA and the UEFA

Apart from that, she’s also the author of controversial and much debated book ‘How to be a WAG’. WAG here stands for Wife and Girlfriend and the book is essentially about being in relationships with sports personalities much like her husband Ian Machado Garry. The couple faced a lot of trolling and backlash online and even from other UFC fighters like Sean Strickland for Anna-Lee’s book. In response to all the bashing, the author finally had to clap back.

“That satirical look is really silly,” she said. “Anyone that takes it as fact has completely missed the mark, low and behold sarcasm isn’t well taken especially with American audience. British humor and sarcasm is often lost, at the time it was a huge success and people got the joke. it went out, it was funny and it did great.” 

Most noticeable, Ian Garry’s beef with ‘Tarzan’ was one of the longest lasting spectacle of the previous year. Both the fighters received much wanted and unwanted publicity on the internet. Strickland made some fans out of his bold nature and Garry was trolled endlessly for a relationship that is entirely private.

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How did Ian Garry and his wife Layla Machado Garry meet? Do they have kids?

According to reports, the couple initiated their relationship towards the end of 2020 and have remained together since the start of 2021. At that time, the MMA star was fighting through the ranks of the ‘Cage Warriors’. The two soon began seeing one another and eventually decided to tie the knot.

The couple opted for an understated ceremony on February 26, 2022, in Las Vegas. However, they had previously announced their engagement just before ‘The Future’s’ UFC debut in September 2021. Shortly after their marital union, Garry and Lee welcomed their first son into the world.

In recent times, Garry had to pull out of his last bout against Vincente Luque at UFC 296 due to an unforeseen pneumonia diagnosis. The family also reported their son experiencing similar symptoms, but thankfully, after a while, both, Garry and his son were out of any dangerous situations with their health. Now, Garry continues following his idol Conor McGregor as he prepares for his next UFC 298 bout.

Ian Garry about Conor McGregor

It is no secret that Ian Garry is a big fan of the Irish legend Conor McGregor. Recently, the two MMA fighters were seen sparring together. Fans were thrilled to see this footage and could not stop themselves from demanding more of it.

Shortly afterward, Garry opened up about his experience of training with ‘The Notorious’. “When we were doing MMA sparring, you seen it in the video that he posted where he brought out like the OG Conor, like the split sand squat. The hand came out and the spin started coming I was like get the f*ck out of here.”

Now, the Irish prospect is ready to face Geoff Neal at UFC 298. ‘The Future’ and his previous pulling out of the fight has stirred much disappointment among fans and many were worried about the Irishman’s health going into the next bout. However, after the whole Strickland beef, Garry looked prepared to go to war.

He uploaded a video where he spoke about moving up in his weight class just to defeat the then champion Sean Strickland. It would appear that he wants to stop the trolls with his performance. Now, he has a chance of doing it all in one fell swoop. Will he be able to overcome this challenge and maintain his winning streak? He currently stands at a 13-0 record. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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