Ian Garry Was Never the Bad Guy #ufc
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Posted by
mando
on Aug 11, 2026
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Why does everybody seem to hate Ian Garry?
Here’s the strange part: what exactly did he do?
Ian Machado Garry has become one of those fighters people love to boo, criticize, and talk about. But when you actually look at the moments that created that reaction, a lot of them involve Ian doing the opposite of what people expected.
He stood by his wife.
When Khamzat Chimaev came after him, Ian didn't escalate the situation. He essentially told everybody to let the opposing team enjoy their victory and not turn it into something else.
He handled it.
And somehow, that didn't make people like him more.
It made him more interesting.
That’s the same phenomenon we've seen throughout combat sports and professional wrestling. Stone Cold Steve Austin was supposed to be the guy fans hated. Instead, they bought the shirts. They flipped him off right along with him.
The Rock had the same problem. The more people tried to make him the villain, the more the audience embraced him.
Ian Garry may