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Garry Swings Back at Strickland on Trash Talk Limits

Ian Machado Garry didn't hold back in responding to Sean Strickland's comments about the trash-talking culture in MMA.

Both fighters, Garry with a record of 13-0 MMA and 6-0 UFC, and Strickland at 28-5 MMA and 15-5 UFC, have been involved in giving and receiving verbal jabs. At the 2024 UFC seasonal press conference, Strickland criticized Garry for disabling Instagram comments and for talking smack about other fighters while struggling with criticism himself. The tension escalated when Strickland's rival, Dricus Du Plessis, brought up Strickland's abusive childhood, leading to a brawl at UFC 296.

โ€œThereโ€™s some things that are off limits,โ€ Strickland told comedian Theo Von on theย โ€œThis Past Weekendโ€ podcast. โ€œYou donโ€™t really talk about a manโ€™s wife, you donโ€™t talk about a manโ€™s kids, and you donโ€™t about a kid being abused. These things are all off limits.

โ€œOnce (Du Plessis) crossed that, I tried to f*cking ignore it. I was boiling. Whenever Dricus goes on there, and he jokes about that sh*t, dude, you have no idea. Iโ€™ll f*cking kill you. You have no idea. I think the issue is too, when youโ€™re a kid, and youโ€™re made to be a victim your whole life, as an adult, youโ€™re like, โ€˜Never again. Iโ€™ll f*cking kill you.โ€

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With Strickland expressing dissatisfaction over Du Plessis going too far, Garry has retaliated, targeting Strickland for his initial remarks at the press conference concerning how he dealt with the recent criticism he faced.

โ€œHow the tables have turned,โ€ Garry commented on anย Instagram postย by MMA Fighting. โ€œYou dish it out in the lowest, most vile manner, but canโ€™t take a pinch. You attacked my wife incessantly and obsessively, calling her a (pedophile).

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โ€œItโ€™s clear to see your childhood trauma showing. You claimed you were โ€˜giving me adviceโ€™ before, well now itโ€™s my turn to return the favor: You should shut your mouth and focus on the mirror because you have enough serious issues you need to solve. I wish you all the best with them. Donโ€™t ever project your pain onto me and my family again.โ€

Strickland will defend his middleweight title against Du Plessis at UFC 297 on Jan. 20 in Toronto. Garry, on the other hand, is set to make his comeback against Geoff Neal at UFC 298 on Feb. 17 in Anaheim, Calif.

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