Ian Garry hits out at Joaquin Buckley after mocking his wife: ‘It’s just desperation’
Ian Garry has hit out at welterweight rival, Joaquin Buckley, after the latter claimed his wife, Layla Anna-Lee arranged to meet up with him after her husband’s fight at UFC Kansas City over the course of the weekend.
Headlining the promotion’s return to Missouri, Garry would land himself back in the winner’s enclosure in dominant fashion, turning in a unanimous decision success.
And to boot, the Irish striker handed the surging Brazilian favorite, Carlos Prates his first Octagon blemish in a rather comprehensive unanimous judging win.
Receiving confirmation from UFC CEO, Dana White how he is the official backup fighter to next month’s championship fight between Belal Muhammad, and Jack Della Maddalena in Canada.
But furthermore, the Portmarnock striker was linked rather heavily with a title eliminator against incoming UFC Fight Night Atlanta headliner, Buckley.
Himself set to take on the former undisputed champion, Kamaru Usman later this summer, Buckley boldly stood beside Garry’s wife, Anna-Lee during the pre-fight ceremonial weigh-ins.
And afterwards, claimed she had arranged to meet up with him after Garry fought in Kansas City the following night.
Ian Garry labels welterweight rival, Joaquin Buckley as “desperate”
Reacting to St. Louis knockout ace, Buckley’s outlandish claims, Garry claimed the former was just looking to angle and needle his way into a fight against him in the future.
“It’s just desperation. That’s all it is. It’s quite sad. He can’t generate enough talk about himself by doing the stuff he does, so he needs to try to piggyback off other people,” Ian Garry told Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “It’s ok though. Let him be him.”
