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Ian Garry reveals he cried before UFC 298 fight with rival Geoff Neal: ‘I cried my eyes out and thanked God’

Ian Garry reveals he cried ahead of UFC 298 I just cried and thanked God UFC welterweight Ian Garry reveals that he cries during the lead-up to a fight. Following his win over Geoff…

UFC welterweight Ian Garry reveals that he cries during the lead-up to a fight.

Following his win over Geoff Neal this past weekend, Garry finds himself as the UFC’s number six ranked welterweight and potentially one big win away from a shot at the title.

Unfortunately for the Irishman and despite his best efforts, he continues to amass a large group of detractors. He and his wife have reived an enormous amount of hate over the past few months, but Ian Garry refuses to change, still posting to social media, doing interviews and open up about his personal life.

Ian Garry reveals emotional state ahead of UFC 298

When appearing on The MMA Hour Garry rather honestly admitted that he cries during fight day, all the way up to after his warmup.

“As soon as I’m done with my warm-up, I give myself about 20 minutes to just calm the body down and let the body relax,” Garry said. “I put on all my gear – my headphones, my music, whatever it is, my jacket – and put my hood up. I get on all fours, put my hands on my head and my forehead to the ground, and I swear to God, Ariel, it’s instant tears. (H/T The Independent)

“It’s being grateful for the journey that I’m on, the abilities that I have, for the people that are here, for the people that I wish were with me sharing the journey.

Garry would liken the experience to that of taking off armour – to his credit there are not a lot of fighters who would admit to something like this.

“Throughout the day I just feel myself getting more and more emotional,” Garry continued. “The truth is I cry my eyes out and thank God for everything I’ve been blessed with. It’s like taking all the armour off me and then going out and just being myself.”

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Ian Garry vows to force Colby Covington into fight after UFC 298: ‘He’s going to do what he’s told’

UFC welterweight Ian Garry is confident that Colby Covington could be forced into a future matchup. Despite all the…

UFC welterweight Ian Garry is confident that Colby Covington could be forced into a future matchup.

Despite all the outside noise, Garry would squeak out a decision against the tough and hard-hitting Geoff Neal last night. While the contest may have lacked the drama fans wanted, Garry kept his undefeated record intact and takes another step forward to a shot at a title.

During his post-fight speech, Ian Garry would call out former interim champion, Covington, seemingly confident of a noteworthy victory over ‘Chaos’.

The only issue is that since his initial come-up, Covington’s activity has been spotty, with him only fighting four times since his first title attempt against Kamaru Usman in 2019. The American also seems more interested in taking on more established names and seems willing to wait it out for big fights.

However, Garry seems confident that the UFC could force Covington to face him next,

“He doesn’t have a choice,” Garry said during the UFC 298 post-fight press conference. “He’s lost three title fights. He doesn’t have a choice. Sorry, I don’t mean to interrupt, but there is no other f****** option for him. Who else are they gonna put? He’s not going to sign the fight grapplers, that’s for sure. He’s not gonna fight [Stephen] ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. Do you know what I mean? What’s the point of putting them two together? (H/T MMA Fighting)

Ian Garry vows to force Colby Covington fight after UFC 298

While Garry did may not be a fan of Covington’s antics, ‘The Future’ did compliment the 35-year-old’s fighting ability, but reiterated that he is not in the same position as he was during the peak of his career.

“I might be talking s*** about him – there’s a lot of respect on his name from all the MMA community,” Garry said. “Do you know what I mean? He wrestles hard, he puts up output in fights, but he’s just not 1/10 of the fighter I am. And it’s my job to go out there and prove that, and I would do that with a smile on my face.

“I don’t believe he’s in a position to be picking and choosing his fights. If he wants to fight, he’s going to do what he’s told, and I’m sure [UFC execs] Hunter [Campbell] and Dana [White] will tell him that.”

Who wins, Ian Garry or Colby Covington?

Ian Garry scores uneventful decision win over Geoff Neal in return, remains unbeaten – UFC 298 Highlights

Unbeaten welterweight contender, Ian Garry is likely set to land within the top-10 of the official divisional rankings come…

Unbeaten welterweight contender, Ian Garry is likely set to land within the top-10 of the official divisional rankings come Tuesday next week, turning in a split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) win over Geoff Neal in the pair’s rescheduled clash on the main card of UFC 298 in Anaheim, California.

Garry, who improves to 14-0 with tonight’s victory against Dana White’s Contender Series alum, Neal, circled throughout the Octagon over the course of his three round clash with the Texan striker.

Turning in his fourth straight victory since March of last year, Portmarnock striker, Garry managed to counter Neal when the above-mentioned pressed him to the Octagon fence over and over.

And echoing calls throughout the entirety of fight week during his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Garry called for a clash with former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington — staking his claim for a bout in the co-main event of a card featuring an eluvise bout between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler.

Below, catch the highlights from Ian Garry’s win at UFC 298

Video – Ian Garry goes after fan trash-talking his wife following UFC 298 weigh-in ceremony

Ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC 298 on Saturday night, Ian Garry told ESPN’s Marc Raimondi…

Ahead of his return to the Octagon at UFC 298 on Saturday night, Ian Garry told ESPN’s Marc Raimondi that he has never once bumped into a disrespectful fan in person, suggesting that all of his haters are online trolls hiding in their parent’s basement.

That quickly changed on Friday night as ‘The Future’ was leaving Anaheim’s Honda Center following the weigh-in ceremony.

As Garry was heading out, a fan made a disparaging remark about his wife — Layla Machado Garry. “You talking sh*t about my wife? Don’t f*cking do that,” warned Garry as he was being held back.

Ian Garry confronts a fan for talking about his wife

“You talking sh** about my wife? Don’t f***ing do that.”#UFC298 pic.twitter.com/s45xGStF2n

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 17, 2024

Garry’s marriage has come under fire in recent months after fighters, including Sean Strickland and Colby Covington, labeled him a “cuck” and claimed that his wife was still involved with her ex-husband, Richard Cullen. Garry has vehemently denied the accusations.

Ian Garry gunning for 14th straight win at UFC 298

The rising Irish contender will look to hush some of his haters when he kicks off the UFC 298 main card against No. 8 ranked welterweight Geoff Neal. The two were originally set to fight last summer, but Neal withdrew. Ahead of their previously scheduled scrap, Garry drew the ire of fighters and fans alike when he began sporting and selling t-shirts with a mugshot of Neal stemming from a 2021 arrest.

Garry enters the bout a perfect 13-0 in his mixed martial arts career.

Conor McGregor predicts early win for Ian Garry in UFC 298 fight with Geoff Neal: ‘He’s gonna run through him’

Former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor has listed his predictions for a host of main card fights tonight ahead of…

Former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor has listed his predictions for a host of main card fights tonight ahead of UFC 298 in Anaheim, claiming his compatriot, unbeaten welterweight, Ian Garry will “run through” Geoff Neal in the opening round en route to a blistering stoppage win.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he headlined a pay-per-view card for the promotion back in July 2021, fracturing his left tibia and fibula in an opening doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier.

And expected to make his comeback in a return later this year against former lightweight title chaser, Michael Chandler, McGregor insists he will return this summer, much to the dispute of promotional leader, Dana White.

Conor McGregor lays out prediction for Ian Garry at UFC 298

Sharing his thoughts on tonight’s UFC 298 main card – McGregor has picked Garry to beat Neal, as well as Robert Whittaker to topple the returning, Paulo Costa, and Alexander Volkanovski to rally an early storm and finish unbeaten Spaniard, Ilia Topuria in the pair’s featherweight championship showdown.

“Awesome night of @ufc fights tonight!” Conor McGregor posted on his official X account. “Garry is going to run thru (sic) Geoff in the first round. Volk will get hurt early but come back and KO Ilia. Over in two rounds. Costa and Whittaker will have a good 3 round exchange as will Merab and Henry. Have a good evening everyone and remember, Proper Whiskey, Forged Irish Stout, and McGregor rule the roost, baby!”

Awesome night of @ufc fights tonight! Garry is going to run thru Geoff in the first round. Volk will get hurt early but come back and KO illia. Over in 2 rounds. Costa and Whittaker will have a good 3 round exchange as will Merab and Henry. Have a good evening everyone and…

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) February 17, 2024

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Ian Garry plays up future fight with Khamzat Chimaev after UFC 298: ‘I’d elbow the skull off him’

UFC welterweight Ian Garry likes his chances against fellow undefeated fighter, Khamzat Chimaev. Garry takes on Geoff Neal this…

UFC welterweight Ian Garry likes his chances against fellow undefeated fighter, Khamzat Chimaev.

Garry takes on Geoff Neal this weekend on the main card of UFC 298 in what will not just be a test of his MMA skills, but also his mental toughness. The 27-year-old has been on the receiving end of waves of online hate, going on for some months now.

Ian Garry talks a future fight with Khamzat Chimaev

However, while some of the subjects clearly upset Ian Garry, it didn’t seem to impact his self-confidence. When recently asked about Chimaev, the Irishman was supremely confident of victory should the two meet, and envisions the fight being one of epic proportion and worthy of a special venue.

“It would have to be in the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland as my dream venue because they’re never going to go to Croke Park,” Garry said to Sporting Post. “And the dream opponent would be me versus Khamzat Chimaev because everyone talks about him like he’s this badman and this boogeyman, but in time I’m going get a chance to lay hands on him. If he’s the baddest man that everyone is afraid of I’m going to show the world what’s up.”

“He’d be my dream opponent in Ireland. I want that f—king wolf. I want that badman. I want to be the baddest man on Earth, and everyone considers it to be him at the moment, but let me punch the mouth off him and we’ll see what’s up.” (H/T BJPenn.com)

Garry has seemingly thought that one day he and Chimaev would have some sort of rivalry, one that could go down in UFC history. Chimaev is a formidable force and should the two continue down the road of success, and while ‘Borz’ has recently moved to 185lbs, there is no reason why the two couldn’t meet in the future.

“F*****g right. What’s he gonna do? Take me down? great bring it on, lets go, bring it on, let’s go,” Garry continued. “Dude, so am I, I’m bigger than he’s, I’m 6’3?, I’m taller, longer, faster than he is. Amazing wrestling, he gets tired though, he gets tired pretty quick, I don’t. The truth is, so what if he takes me down, I’d elbow the skull off of him.”

Who wins, Khamzat Chimaev or Ian Garry?