How can Ian Garry win back the fans?

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[@middlefinger456]

The sound was cutting off because people were chanting "CUCK CUCK CUCK" at the arena. I was there

[@BattleBro77]

Even if this is a lie, I'm going to pretend it's true because that's too funny.

[@mrwabbit9576]

Lmaooo that's so dumb that BT sport has to censor it 😂 like it's on at late night in the UK and it's a violent event anyway. Are they that sensitive???

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

If Garry was to stop telling us how great he is for ten minutes, find a gym that can tolerate his presence without wanting to tie him up and throw him off a sky scraper, and then train to finish guys, develop an ounce of humility, he'd by golden..Flipping off Neil Magney during that fight, is hard for me to get past..Don't care about his personal life at all..

[@monkiplatts9224]

He's a charisma vacuum

[@RP_MMA]

Thanks for the shoutout guys.. great show 🙏🏻

[@DanHardyFR]

👊🏼🙏🏼

[@tenacity2357]

The fact that he didnt call at shavkat is exactly why people don't like the bloke. That would have been respectable

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

Do you not respect Leon for fighting Colby?

[@redcanvasltd3267]

@@Lord_of_the_Pies Not really, Leon needs a challenge and Colby has never beaten anyone who isn't coming off a loss and near retiring (go look at his fight history, its shockingly bad for what some call an elite fighter), the only respectable fights were two losses against Usman who Leon beat. Leon doesn't at all consider Colby a challenge and thats his own words and his actions proved it.

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

@@redcanvasltd3267 but whose fault is it for keeping Colby high in the rankings when he didn't belong there

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

Did you not respect Usman when he fought Colby twice? It's the UFC's fault for keeping Colby high in the the rankings

[@redcanvasltd3267]

@@Lord_of_the_Pies I think Colby and Usman was a good match at the time but after those loses he refused to fight any real contenders.

[@SlimClipper]

He can’t. He needs to stop trying to win them back. Go villain mode.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

That’s exactly what he’s doing. That’s why his heel turn against Magny was so severe. That was his,”Brazil you’re a dump!” moment.

[@daleycarter]

​@@hibernopithecus7500I don't think he was expecting the backlash. Or maybe they were who knows. But he definitely doesn't seem to be comfortable leaning into the heel role.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

@@daleycarter I can see the game he’s playing. Colby trolled the libs, Sean’s mentality was on the rise, so he decided to troll the red pill incels. Smart, but he didn’t count on the zealotry. I think that’s what he’s uncomfortable with. He’s handling playing the heel just fine.

[@daleycarter]

@@hibernopithecus7500 I think you're giving him too much credit

[@PIGM33]

A vegan villain sounds like an oxymoron

[@tenacminotauro9541]

Mrs. Hardy dressed like a New Jersey Italian gangster. Gold chain and a bowling sweatshirt 🤣

[@consumopersonal2900]

So what were the fans shouting at Garry during the fight??

[@damowantswealth]

As in that's what they yelles 😂

[@andy2172]

The thing with Ian is his wife, not so much him. She is behind all of the decisions - hiring her ex as his nutritionist, going after Neil Magny as a child abuser, the Geoff Neal mugshot t-shirt (I didn't mind this so much), standing next to him off camera and prompting him on interviews, setting up cameras so he can cry on instagram for sympathy. Not to mention the WAG book. There's something really insidious and disingenuous about her, like she's latched onto him and is pulling the strings in the background, but also she has to be there in the foreground as well, for the attention. He's a young, impressionable guy and I think he's being very poorly managed and manipulated by his wife/manager.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

🤣 Getting him to go after Magny as a child abuser & wear the mugshot shirt are new ones. She must be clairvoyant to know what Magny was gonna say at the presser 🤣🤣🤣 Do you sheeple hear yourselves?

[@andy2172]

​@@hibernopithecus7500 Sheeple? Not the brightest spark are you. She watched Magny's presser and told Ian what to say. He also acknowledged the t-shirt was her idea. No clairvoyance needed. She has prompted him on more than one occasion to say what she told him to, it's not some big revelation.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

@@andy2172 Ian must’ve been wearing an earpiece then, coz he reacted to Magny’s comment in real time, right there on the stage. That’s the only logical explanation for your take, unless you’re claiming she’s psychic. And I’ve seen the video where he got “directed” during his interview; proof the people saying that are incels, else they’d know that women distract men all the time when they’re on the phone. The whole narrative around Ian is, in the words of Uncle Chael,”Getting asked to add 2+2 & giving the answer ‘a potato’”. Even the WAG book was an obvious piss-take of WAG culture. You can’t even credibly call 11 pages a book; it’s more a magazine pullout. Blown way out of proportion. So yeah, if you’re still buying or selling the narrative around Ian & his missus, you’re one of the sheeple.

[@stambo1983]

​@andy2172 Why do you care though? How does this effect your life enough to write novels in YT comments? I don't get it.

[@ronburgundy2383]

​@@hibernopithecus7500just wow... tell me how many of girls you are paying for ? 100% s1mp

[@stevec5034]

Why was the audio cut on TNT?

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

@@MrSagarcool14 yeah you can thank me for that lol

[@rml4289]

​@@MrSagarcool14 why do they call him that

[@zebulunashcroft6623]

Ian ‘I’m Gay’ Garry

[@thebellyslap]

6:30 you're welcome

[@Kevin-ll5vu]

I used to believe " all you have to do is just win" but man that ian fight should not have been on PPV MacKenzie dern and lamos was way better that chines guy Zhang even though it was 1 minute it was way better than 15 minutes of that ian fight..

[@hellowell3743]

I think Ian is a solid fighter (though his performance was awful) but his strategy of ramming his wife down everyone's throats while sayint no one can criticize her is insane. It was bizarre to see her in multiple close ups and waiting for him at the end of his walk out. It's hard to remember another time that's happened. Very odd. Like he updated his contract insisting she is promoted endlessly to "prove the fans wrong" or something. It will backfire.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

You know he isn't the one responsible for the TV direction. The producers knows what gets people talking and they knew they would stir up people on social media by getting cameras on his wife. He wasn't the one shoving his wife down everyone's throats. It was the MMA fanbase and their band wagoning. All this started because of that book she released and then then the ex husband nutritionist stuff made it worse. He's getting hate because of his wife, not the other way round.

[@121bowe]

I thought it was a pretty impressive performance to neutralise Neal, minus the hand slapping BS. Neal is super dangerous and could do nothing. The whole wife thing, jeez… 🤦‍♂️

[@thisguy976]

​@@121boweThe difference I'd that people shouldn't hate him because his wife is cringe. As he's her husband, younger than her and her client he is somewhat docile in that relationship and he's gullible. People are giving him a lot of the abuse though which is low hanging fruit.

[@bryant8520]

I think Garry should take the Paula Costa route I remember at a certain point Costa wasn’t liked especially with the whole wine drinking before the Izzy fight and the whole fight situation with Marvin, but started not not take himself to serious, putting funny tweets/videos out doing the whole secret juice thing and having fun with it ended up winning fans over, I think the Gar-man should chill out have a bit of fun with it not take everything to serious

[@gc-hn4ky]

you have something cooking here

[@gunnar4554]

Spot on. It was wild how quickly costa turned apathy in to love with memes. Real text book example.

[@ashervirin9698]

It’s actually very simple, all he needs to do is 1. Appologise to Neil Magny for being an absolute prick 2. Be an active fighter 3. Get a finish in his next fight

[@outlawandtattoos9481]

Machado LMAO😂😂😂

[@hwsjshxhsj]

His fights are mostly boring, his personality is annoying and awful. He has to become Colby 2.0

[@Terytheboss]

Hell nah he never been close to that and yall loved Colby before Leon fight

[@Oddynuff115]

Why’d they mess with the audio during the fight? I drive and listen and didn’t quite get that part

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

I started a c word chant

[@gates00]

@@Lord_of_the_Piessure you did good job buddy 👏

[@TheConfusedTaco]

Yes i had the same sound problems

[@beerzo]

Happened to the sound then?

[@victorhugo5207]

Colby fight is a huge step up for Ian Garry

[@thisguy976]

He's a step up but not impossibly so. Many fighters have beaten people ranked a lot higher than them. Jack Della Maddalena beat Gilbert Burns eventhough Burns was ranked 4th and Maddalena ranked 11th. I don't think Ian struggles to be honest. I think he beats Colby relatively simply and it will surprise a lot of people.

[@frankwalsh1916]

Ian Garry took his wife's name, and hired her ex-husband as his nutritionist, who then put him on a vegan diet. He constantly plays the victim, and threatened to sue people for saying mean things about him. Yet he called Neal Magny a child abuser and sold t-shirts with Geoff Neal's mug shot. He also has no sense of humor, is cringe in interviews, and his point fighting style can be boring. There is no hope whatsoever for him to turn it around with the fanbase.

[@Terytheboss]

The fanbase likes Sean who is sexist, bigot, hypocrite and also has point fighting style. Also why does his girl and nutritionist bother you makes no sense

[@frankwalsh1916]

@@Terytheboss You are the epitome of an Ian Garry fan. Thanks for helping my argument.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Magny said himself that he beat his kids. I fell bad for the guy but he brought it upon himself. Why would you say that stuff in public whilst going through a a custody battle, braindead move.

[@rml4289]

The geoff neal thing is hilarious to be fair, thats not even bad, colby laughs at dead people and you probably lap that up

[@blablablaa14]

I don't get why a fighter would like to be liked. Ian should become a villain and tell the fans they are poor and weak and bam you'll sell more PPVs and be a bigger star

[@MMAMG1]

He's arrogant without charisma, that's a bad combo. His strange life choices is his own and everyone's different, but the way he tried to portray Magny as a monster, is honestly near impossible to forgive. It's not even the hypocrisy of lying about someone while complaining people lie about you, but the things he would make casuals look at Magny as a terrible person. Garry has skills but I don't think he's gonna be able to save his likeability, so just stick to being skillful.

[@zachbrown8961]

They were silencing out the boo’s from the crowd

[@swilliams9]

Apparently people were chanting c - u - c -k lol I have zero proof of this but just reading others comments

[@waynepilgrim9476]

Can't finish his dinner. Couldn't finish a short notice Magny and looked poor against Neal. If Neal had a brain and listened to his corner he would have won pretty easily

[@drakeshotplays]

The Fans don't respect what Garry did in Boston saying Magny was a child beater actually messed up, Magny just said ill spank him like my son typical fighter trash talk Ian Garry blows it out of proportion, this actually got Magny into almost losing custody of his kids, also his unsportsmanlike behavior in Boston flipping off Magny was childish. Hardy you know Leon better than a lot of other coaches and Ian tried lying about them throwing Garry out of Team Renegade, because Leon was worried about him. Leon then came out and said the guy was unprofessional, bringing cameras in all the time, showing up late to the Practices and not following gym etiquette(rules), and always bringing his wife into the gym distracting the Guy's obviously.

[@CaseyKCRichards]

Ian shouldn’t be worried about wining fans.. worry about keep winning.. controversy sells. They are just drunken fans that show up to drink with little interest in in who wins.

[@Chris_Jarrett]

NIce T-shirt Dan! Spot on assessment of the fight and all it entailed. How can Ian Garry win back the fans? Well, I wasn't much of a fan until I found out he hates, and is actively suing, the bearded lady, MMA Guru. Now I think Ian is fantastic hahaha! Shout out to The Legion of Doom ;)

[@anthonyb.7340]

PFL vs Bellator Breakdown.

[@colbymclemore7642]

He can’t win back the ones that have been shitting on him, but it doesn’t really matter. Winning will solve everything and people will tune in to watch him lose. Either way they’re watching.

[@servedchilled11]

Neal should have just stood in the centre and not chased him. Ian didn't poke him because he didn't step forward

[@maxmason1249]

48 likes 57 comments sort it out lads support the man

[@scottthompson405]

He won’t after that performance. I know Covington looked terrible against Edwards, but would his wrestling still give Garry problems?

[@TheStormbringer8751]

Colby couldnt wrestle Leon

[@kathleenfinnerty226]

Ive always been an Ian Garry fan, but when he called Leon a b**ch & slagging leon that was done for me . I think after the Neil Magney incident he shouldve apologised, he is a good fighter but some his ways are wrong. Dont agree with all the crap he got with his family, but if u dish it out u do have to recieve it. The Garry/Neal fight was a huge let down , well done to Garry getting the W hes a young lad but just some his ways he needs to change. Just my opinion

[@Ian-ns2dt]

I think Ian Garry should definitely apologize to Magny for being an enormous dickhead for no reason. I don't care about any of the silly instagram drama, but you can't be so openly disrespectful to fighters, fail to finish them when they're on one leg for two rounds, and expect the fans to stick around.

[@callumgrennan6616]

And do you call for this for every other fighter? Honestly people pretending their mad about the magny thing but truth is all of ye hopped on the bandwagon when Strickland and the likes started giving him shit. Bunch a sheep. Don't like him fair enough but have a reason other than fake shift ye truly don't give a duck about but pretend to. So many fighters do way worse things than anything garrys done.

[@swilliams9]

@callumgrennan6616 when have other fighters lies been brought up in child custody proceedings? I get that you're Irish but no need to defend a dolt like Ian

[@rml4289]

I see no reason why he would want to win them back

[@huzi990]

What fans?

[@doublejacketjimmy391]

By divorcing his wife

[@Confusedcious]

Leave his husband-wife

[@canadianbacon8220]

They should hand out yellow cards for running like pride did

[@ippolitonievo]

Who’s that woman

[@drummingtildeath]

It's interesting how many people love to jump on a bandwagon

[@OLBK]

”Back”?

[@dcreaco319]

Forced he brought it upon himself

[@smallies7154]

So here's the thing you guys...

[@michaelherron4306]

Stop talking, that’s how he wins back the fans. Let his fighting do the talking.

[@caleholland]

Not everyone hates Garry. Only insecure people that have been rejected by people similar to his wife.

[@sillyrabbit77]

I am a huge fan of Garry. Love watching him fight (I like his fighting style) and I enjoy the banter.

[@steady2wheels]

Some sort of domestic abuse scandal would do it I reckon

[@eon001]

Ian needs to stop parading his annoying wife around. She brings nothing positive to his public persona. She's supposed to be a good manager, so just stay in the background. She doesn't speak for him like Paul Heyman. She's literally just a show piece.

[@Terytheboss]

If yall never brought up his wife she would not be conversation piece

[@eon001]

@@Terytheboss We brought up his wife because she pulled herself into the narrative. I don't remember Bisping or Porior's wife making t shirts or doing vlogs.

[@tenacminotauro9541]

Mrs. Hardy is a cute little thing. Her reaction to why the audio cut wass priceless. "Aint no punch hurt as much as y'all" 😂

[@tiddyortiz]

“A cute little thing?” Gross dude

[@tenacminotauro9541]

@@tiddyortiz go cut an onion.

[@duramaxdad]

@@tiddyortizWhat’s up toots?

[@AlexRubio]

sorry, he can't. any man that allows his girl/wife/ whatever Manipulate them and also take her last name is just wrong. he has also almost destroyed a man's life by taking his son away. he can't take criticism, but he gives! in our culture and ur wife's too, we call them "mandilón" ask her what it means

[@Terytheboss]

Bruh Magny made the statement he was going beat him lol he beats his kids lol. Ian ran with it and yall mad at him

[@ColeDoerr89]

Start by dropping your wife’s boyfriends last name g.

[@yoBigWave]

Simple. He dont😂

[@thatyoudliketoknow1628]

Eh, no one really cares... The "haters" are just going all in with their sheep mentality, it's nonsens. Flickering little candles towards wherever the wind blows. Meaningless. He is a killer fighter, looking forward to the next.

[@TheDylbot5000]

I hope Garry stays beyond redemption, actually loathe the guy and his attitude. Dislike him just as much as I dislike Dogbender

[@ryanayre5130]

Shut up and ask for only the toughest fights.

[@durodesduvo8424]

I can’t think of anything except be a great fighter, be more unique and likeable, let some time pass🤷‍♂️

[@freshoutofprison]

The problem is ufc fans are childish and love a hate train

[@thelord7627]

BAYYYDA!!!

[@frankwalsh1916]

What is there not to hate about Ian Garry?

[@Phat88Tony]

dwfitnely sheep mentality but garry wanted the attention initiallyb but backfired

[@freshoutofprison]

I know Ian has earned his cringe award but the fans plus some KZbinrs took it to a childish level like high school gossip type shit

[@giljuwu9728]

He just needs to keep winning. People loved/ hated Colby 50 / 50 until he started avoiding the fights that made sense and losing. The more they hate him, the more they'll watch and that's what matters.

[@user-wm7pl2mx4y]

This is gonna come off hateful but dan hardy u look good thickening up must be a gooooood relationship. Stay on top of shit don't let that one walk off dawg burpee time edit both of u are looking healthy God bless !!!!! So happy for yall

[@JB-rp6it]

He can’t win them back. Solid fighter, but the general fan base is never gonna side with him.

[@M-a-k-o]

Quote: 'How can Ian Garry win back the fans?' If he divorces his wife perhaps?😉

[@Oddly_Painted]

By shutting his damn mouth

[@SJW82]

For me Ian Garry needs to drop the persona….drop the BS and let his hands and feet do the talking. He’s “Try hard” wants to be liked…and those people in my eyes, I can not Fkn stand them!

[@buzzardscry1383]

1. Stop victimizing himself 2. Don't duck people like Sean Brady 3. Don't bully people and expect to not be booed for it.

[@themaster-jp6sp]

If he stops talking completely. Only way. I don't think he's very smart.

[@draco2xx]

ian garry can win back the fans by keeping his wife legs close i meant his mouth close and keep winning

[@canadianbacon8220]

I remember Dan in his hay day with his red Mohawk and red tape on his ankles 😊 what an animal he was 💪🙏 now look at him Jesus Christ lol

[@nojuice457]

he cant.

[@a.s27]

post memes. fans are dumb and will eat it up

[@cesare4926]

Think i'm in love with her

[@frankysmash1464]

Have some respect

[@jwrightphoto]

Ian should just never ever speak. Stop being a connor poser. Stop being a douche to everyone. Be humble. I actually think his fighting was fine. Geoff Neal was the boring one in that fight

[@willyword3413]

Geoff won that hands down

[@MrE1981]

He can't, it's not something that can be won. I find him unlikable due to his displayed traits and tendencies. That's all. Can he become someone else? Then no.

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

He doesn't need to. The worst possible thing when you are in the public eye is nobody talking about you. Think of all the people who have fought in the UFC that nobody remembers.