Ian Garry’s Wife Layla Machado: Ex-husband, Controversial Book, and All We Know About the UFC Star’s Partner

To become a professional and continue competing in the sport of MMA is nowhere near an easy task. This sport differs significantly from others on several grounds. In MMA, an athlete has to defeat his opponent physically due to which they often sustain gruesome injuries. Hence, it won’t be wrong to say that there must be an extra driving factor for an individual to become an MMA factor. Several fighters have revealed that providing for their families is the primary factor due to which they risk competing in this sport of blood and injuries.

The noted UFC icon Conor McGregor’s countrymate, Ian Machado Garry, might have taken up MMA because of his passion. But today, after making it to the premier MMA organization in this world, one of his reasons to continue in the UFC might be similar to the one mentioned above. Garry started competing professionally at 21 years of age while he was still a bachelor. But today, he is a married individual who is committed to providing for his family, comprising his wife.

Ian Garry’s Wife Layla Machado: Age, Profession, When did they get married? 

As already mentioned, the name of Garry’s wife is Layla Ann Lee, who at 41 years as of June 2024, is almost fifteen years Garry’s senior. Reports say that the couple started seeing each other at the end of 2020 and have been together since the beginning of 2021. They have been together throughout the 25-year-old Irishman’s rise to the top of the Welterweight division in ‘Cage Warriors’ which brought him into the sights of the UFC authorities.

Garry met Lee during his time in his previous MMA promotion, ‘Cage Warriors’. She was a TV presenter who hosted various segments for the promotion. The 25-year-old has opened up about his marriage, stating it was a “runaway marriage”. The couple held a low-key ceremony on 26 February 2022 in the city of Las Vegas. But, they had announced their engagement just before ‘The Future’s’ UFC induction in September 2021, and the couple married five months later on February 26, 2022.

The ’38-year-old’ TV presenter, Lee, also shared a few photos from their Las Vegas ceremony on her Instagram. It can be agreed that she was pretty happy about her new relationship. The caption to one of her uploads read, “Mrs Layla Machado Garry”.

How many kids do Ian Garry and Layla Machado have?

Garry and Lee were blessed with their first son shortly after their marriage. Conor McGregor’s countrymate took to his Instagram to publicize the pleasure of becoming a father for the first time. ‘The Sun’ reported the birth of Garry’s son on 26 October 2022.

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The birth of his son just about one month prior to his birthday added a significant amount of pleasure to his 25 birthday on 25 November 2022 as well.

The caption to his post clarified that his son was born on 21 October 2021. His son, Leandro Vegas Machado Garry, also adorns several snaps on both his father’s and mother’s Instagram profiles.

Did Ian Garry’s wife write a book?

In 2012, Layla Machado Garry penned ‘How To Be a WAG,’ a satirical guide on snagging a successful athlete spouse. Coined from the British tabloid phrase ‘Wives and Girlfriends,’ it humorously delves into diets, makeup, and media engagement for athlete companions. While some speculate Layla applied these tactics on Ian Garry, the book merely satirizes the UK’s ‘WAG’ culture, offering a comical take on the lives of high-profile athletes’ partners.

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But this book has seen her come under fire from fans, and even Sean Strickland, who have accused her of ‘trapping’ Garry by using the ‘tactics’ in her book. Layla, on the other hand, has pointed to the satirical nature of the book to deny these charges, but the fans remain vitriolic as ever.

All about Richard Cullen: Layla Machado’s ex husband and Ian Garry’s nutritionist

Layla Machado had married to nutritionist Richard Cullen in 2014, but the couple called it quits not long after. While it is unknown when they got divorced or the reasons behind their split, the couple did have one son, Layla’s first before she had another son with Garry in April 2022.

Owing to Cullen’s credentials as a nutritionist, he was brought into Garry’s camp by Layla. And the Irishman has credited Cullen with helping him make weight cuts much easier than before. In addition, there were rumors that Cullen was living with the couple at their home but Garry has repeatedly and vigorously denied these claims.

Why does Ian Garry have his wife’s last name?

Ian Garry took the middle name ‘Machado’, which was Layla’s maiden name after they got married two years ago. This apparently was part of an agreement the couple had, where they decided to take each other’s last names. Garry opened up about his decision to adopt Layla’s maiden name, claiming that another reason he decided to take the name Machado was so that his step-son (who presumably now has the last name ‘Machado Garry’ like his step-father and mother) has the same last name as his biological son.

“I only did it because I wanted my son and my stepson to really feel connected. I didn’t want them going through life with two separate surnames. I feel like there is a little bit of a disconnect,” he said in an interview with CBS Sports earlier this year.

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