Ian Garry’s Hugs Are Unsportsmanlike
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Posted by
simone
on Aug 19, 2026
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At what point does hugging your opponent become unsportsmanlike?
Chael Sonnen can't get past Ian Machado Garry's interactions with Islam Makhachev before, during and after their fight.
The pre-fight respect is easy enough to understand. Maybe Garry was trying to disarm Islam, win over the crowd or make sure everyone understood just how good his opponent was.
But once the fight starts, what do the hugs mean?
Chael breaks down the pre-fight, in-fight and post-fight interactions and tries to understand the psychology behind Garry repeatedly embracing a man whose job that night was to damage him.
Then after the fight, Garry continued talking to Islam before heading backstage and offering Michael Morales some unsolicited advice of his own.
From the hugs with Islam to the lecture for Morales, Chael has finally heard enough.
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