Strickland Blasts Garry Over UFC 330 Fan Backlash

Sean Strickland went after Ian Machado Garry on social media ahead of UFC 330, mocking the welterweight's response to recent fan criticism.

Garry fights Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title Saturday in Philadelphia, but his media appearances during fight week drew heat from fans and fighters alike. At the pre-fight press conference, Makhachev said nobody in the organization likes Garry, per BJPenn.com. Strickland, who has feuded with the Irish fighter for years, posted a tweet taunting Garry's public complaints.

Strickland's Social Media Attack on Garry

"Ian Garry. 'Im Brazilian now'. 'I love my wife's bf'. 'Women should rule the world'. 'I sue people who make fun of a book my wife wrote'. Also Garry 'why dont people like me,'" Strickland wrote, according to the report. "You're the only bad guy in the UFC who isn't bad, just a cuck."

The middleweight champion has called Garry fake in the past and rejected a fight callout. Garry's recent comments about women in leadership roles during media rounds added fuel to existing criticism from fans and fellow fighters.

Garry has not responded to Strickland's latest attack. The welterweight has suggested he could eventually move to middleweight, which would open the door for a fight between the two if Garry makes the jump.

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• BJPenn — Sean Strickland lashes out at Ian Machado Garry’s response to UFC 330 fan backlash