UFC welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry’s pre-UFC 330 media tour continues to perplex fight fans.
Top UFC welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry will get his shot at gold when he faces welterweight champ Islam Makhachev at UFC 330 next week. Garry earned the title shot after recent wins over Belal Muhammad and Carlos Prates and will look to dethrone the UFC’s pound-for-pound king.
Ahead of UFC 330, Garry has ruffled some feathers with some recent remarks he made about women in power. This led Uros Medic and other fighters to mock Garry amidst a flurry of fan blowback.
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub also called one of Garry’s recent interviews one of the ‘worst he’s ever seen’. Garry hasn’t hit back at his critics ahead of UFC 330 as he engages in his final prep for the Makhachev showdown.
Ahead of UFC 330, Garry partnered with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for a marketing campaign in support of plant-based dieting. Unfortunately, Garry’s latest media stop wasn’t well received.
Ian Machado Garry’s media tour continues to baffle fans ahead of UFC 330
Watch Garry’s appearance in PETA’s ‘The Future Is Plant-Based’ commercial below.
Ian Garry stars in PETA’s new “The Future Is Plant-Based” campaign
“Before I was plant-based, I was strong. But now I’m on another level. My body works better, my mind is locked in.
This is the future. And the future is powered by plants.” pic.twitter.com/8fXr1iMslr
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) August 4, 2026
Garry’s latest stop on his ongoing media tour didn’t draw rave reviews from fight fans.
“Imagine recording this, rewatching it, and still deciding to post it,” one fan wrote on Garry’s commercial.
“Why are you making me want Islam to win?” another said of Garry.
“This mfer makes Cejudo look like James Bond.”
“Can this guy do one thing and not be so insufferably soy? This guy could actually beat Islam and prevent him from becoming the GOAT.”
“Now he’s plant-based; can he clean gutters without gagging and crying like a b—-?”
“The Irish in me roots for him but that’s something I can no longer do.”
“I’m starting to think he does this stuff out of spite now.”
Garry continues to be one of the most polarizing stars in the UFC, but he’ll look to become a global superstar if he pulls off the upset against Makhachev.
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