“Scared to attend press conference” – Ian Garry BRUTALLY trolled by fans after pulling out of UFC 296 with wife controversy in the mix

Dana White drops a shocker and announces that Ian Garry pulled out of his fight from UFC 296.

“Scared to attend press conference” – Ian Garry BRUTALLY trolled by fans after pulling out of UFC 296 with wife controversy in the mix

Dana White announces Ian Garry's withdrawal from UFC 296 (via Instagram/Scott Garvis)

Ian Garry was to take on former teammate Vicente Luque at UFC 296. They were to open the main card of the year-end UFC PPV card. However, UFC CEO Dana White announced that the fight was off after the Irishman pulled out of the fight citing illness. Ian Garry faced a lot of backlash from the fans in recent times due to numerous controversies. As such, fans questioned the credibility of the Irishman’s reason.

UFC 296 is one of the most anticipated fight cards this year. However, the cancellation of Ian Garry vs. Vicente Luque disappointed the MMA world. As such, Dana White stated that Garry suffered from the flu for the past few days and now it had turned into pneumonia. Hence, the UFC canceled the fight. Despite the reason, fans went after Garry and claimed that he was scared of the press conference.

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Recently, Ian Garry made the headlines numerous times. As such, a heated controversy due to a book written by his wife Layla Anna-Lee was talked about a lot. So, he didn’t bring his family to Las Vegas for safety purposes. Also, he made himself unavailable yesterday for the media day. However, fans were eagerly waiting for his presence at the press conference.

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Ian Garry and Vicente Luque were coming off dominant wins over Neil Magny and Rafael Dos Anjos. With the two being former teammates, the sailing was smooth. However, a comment made by Garry on Luque’s religious ceremony raised a new animosity between the two. As such, fight fans were excited to see it go down.

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Fans react to Ian Garry pulling out of his fight with Vicente Luque at UFC 296

Dana White announced that Ian Garry withdrew from his fight with Vicente Luque. Garry cited illness as the reason for his withdrawal. However, fight fans doubted his reason. Recently, ‘The Future’ and his wife Layla Anna-Lee were caught in an issue surrounding a book called ‘How to Be a WAG’ written by the latter. As such, the couple faced adverse reactions from the netizens.

Ian Garry vs. Vicente Luque canceled from UFC 296
Ian Garry vs. Vicente Luque canceled from UFC 296(via IMAGO/Instagram)

Ever since controversies around Ian Garry arose, the expectations of the UFC 296 press conference hiked up. Since fellow welterweight Colby Covington would also be present at the pressers, fans looked forward to the verbal war between them. However, since Garry pulled out, fans were left upset.

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Fight fans didn’t hold back from trolling Ian Garry for the last-minute withdrawal. They went after the Irishman and stated that he was scared to face the press conference. This wasn’t a surprise as Garry received a lot of hate on the internet lately. On the other hand, Vicente Luque was left without an opponent. Will the UFC find a late replacement?

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