Why Was Ian Garry Kicked Out of Leon Edwards’ Gym? Where Does He Currently Train and Who Is His Coach?

Undefeated star Ian Garry and fellow undefeated welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov will be putting the zeroes on their records on the line at UFC 310, for a chance to earn a title shot. As we inch closer to the final pay-per-view of 2024, we’ll be focussing on the Irish star, exploring the reason behind removal from former champion Leon Edwards‘s gym and, most importantly, where ‘The Future’ trains now.

Ian Garry quickly rose to fame in the UFC. He made his debut back in 2021, and since then he’s remained undefeated and amassed a record of 6 wins without any losses. When it comes to Garry’s training, he once trained in the same gym as English star Leon Edwards. However, it was recently revealed that he was banned from Team Renegade. Let’s see what led to that incident.

The real reason Ian Garry was kicked out of Team Renegade

When the word spread about ‘The Future’s exit from Team Renegade, the 27-year-old opened up about the incident. Ian Garry claimed that the reason behind his ban was none other than Leon Edwards. According to him, the coaches at the gym did not want their star UFC fighter to feel insecure in any way. Garry also mentioned that the coaches did not want to see Edwards doubt himself while training in his own gym. However, the former welterweight champion had a different take on the situation.

When Leon Edwards shed light on Ian Garry’s exit from Team Renegade, he contradicted what the 26-year-old said earlier. ‘Rocky’ seemed very confident in his abilities as a fighter and he disagreed with ‘The Future’s explanation. He told ‘Sky Sports’, “I think everyone knows that’s bullsh*t. I’m on top of my game. Basically, the gym decided that he just wasn’t fitting for the gym.”

Leon Edwards mentioned that the real reason behind Garry’s exit was the culture of Team Renegade. The 27-year-old is an outspoken and very vocal individual and maintains a constant presence on social media. Garry even has issues with attending training sessions on time, which led to him getting kicked out, as per Edwards.

“He’s like a talker, a social media guy, brings his cameras everywhere. He’s late to sessions. It’s like two different cultures to what we have in our gym. The guys decided. [It was] not because of me,” said Edwards. Now that he’s done with Team Renegade, Ian Garry found another place to train, and for that, he had to shift continents. Let’s take a look at that front.

‘The Future’ finds a new home in Brazil

Whenever Ian Garry was in the United States, he usually trained at Kill Cliff FC in Florida. Interstingly, ‘The Future’ also trained there with his UFC 310 opponent, Shavkat Rakhmonov, in the gym a few years ago, where Henri Hooft was their head coach. However, now, the undefeated Irish star has a new home in former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira‘s gym, Chute Boxe Academy. There have been many pictures posted online of him training with other fighters in Brazil.

The revelation of Ian Garry’s new gym affiliation has solidified the fact that he is no longer a member of Team Renegade. However, he does not have a coach and is training mostly with other fighters. With Garry’s sights set on adding Shavkat Rakhmonov to his list of defeated opponents, ‘The Future’ has been diligently training with his new team as he strives to get that title shot.

As he’s a Chute Boxe fighter, there are now rumors that Charles Oliveira may be there for his UFC 310 fight. But is he really?

Is teammate Charles Oliveira cornering Garry?

Ian Garry claims to be fighting to represent not just Ireland at UFC 310, but also the nation of Brazil. His Chute Boxe teammate Charles Oliveira was there present during the recent press conference, cheering Garry while seated amongst the crowd. The Irishman went on to reveal that ‘Do Bronxs’ is not just here to support him in the presser but will also be ringside to corner him for the fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov while giving the former lightweight champion his flowers.

“He is absolutely the most entertaining fighter in the UFC. … Man has never been in an un-entertaining fight. He’s an absolute savage. I love him, and he’s going to be in my corner for this fight,” Ian Garry stated on his YouTube channel. It’s safe to say that as much as Ian Garry claims to be confident about beating Shavkat Rakhmonov, he’s not willing to take any risks, which explains why he’s got Charles Oliveira in his corner. His experience can come in pretty handy.

It will be an intriguing sight to see how Ian Garry performs at UFC 310. He is putting in the work at Chute Boxe Academy in his quest to evolve as a fighter. If he can secure another win against Shavkat Rakhmonov this weekend, Garry could be up for bigger and better things.