It’s secure to say the rivalry between Sean Strickland and Ian Garry isn’t going away anytime quickly.
On Saturday evening (January 20), Strickland is scheduled to defend his middleweight world title for the very first time as he meets South African knockout artist Dricus Du Plessis within the UFC 297 headliner. Hours forward of their extremely anticipated conflict, Strickland was talking with members of the media when Ian Garry’s identify unsurprisingly got here up.
Strickland and Garry have been jawing at each other since late final 12 months when the 185-pound king focused the welterweight contender’s unconventional relationship along with his spouse and TV persona Layla Anna-Lee. Strickland’s largest subject was the truth that Anna-Lee, who’s 14 years older than Garry, wrote a guidebook for older ladies trying to date younger athletes and celebrities. Garry and his spouse later got here out explaining that the 11-page publication, entitled The way to Be a WAG, was meant to be satirical, however that didn’t cease Strickland from levying accusations and dubbing Anna-Lee a “succubus” and a “predator.”
Since then, Garry has made it clear that he plans to maneuver as much as middleweight and settle issues with Strickland contained in the Octagon.
Requested about Garry’s intentions throughout Wednesday’s press convention, Strickland delivered one other profanity-laced rant that focused ‘The Future’ and his marriage.
“The cuck? Does he actually need to combat me,” Strickland requested earlier than getting clarification from a member of the media. Ian Garry is such a f*cking c*nt. Whenever you guys interview him, do you ever ask him, ‘Hey, what are you going to do when she’s 60 and also you’re 40? Are you allowed to f*ck different ladies?’ God, I hate the f*cking man so f*cking a lot.
“If Ian Garry was proper in entrance of me, I’d f*cking combat him. Ian Garry is a bit of sh*t. I believe we will all agree that Ian Garry is a bit of sh*t.”
Ian Garry was anticipated to make his return to the Octagon final month at UFC 296 in opposition to Vicente Luque, however the Irishman was compelled to withdraw after coming down with a case of pneumonia days forward of combat evening. He has since been booked for a conflict with Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on February 17.
Fighters and followers instantly accused Garry of weaseling his means off the cardboard to keep away from the barrage of insults ready on the occasion’s pre-fight festivities.
“Ian Garry is a f*cking weak man and that’s what I attempt to inform folks,” Strickland continued. “You meet these c*nts all day lengthy they usually smile they usually shake your hand, however actually their core is f*cking rotten. You take a look at me, I’m an a**gap. I say onerous sh*t. I’m simply saying what you’re considering. Ian Garry is a c*nt and he hides who he’s.”
