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Ian Machado Garry Signs with Dana White's Biggest Rival Days Before UFC Title Fight
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What was said
"Why would you now go and sign with Dana White's biggest verbal sparring partner? Now, this could all work out fantastically. I think more than in the Tom situation, Eddie and Ian have gone out of their way to say like, this has nothing to do with the UFC."
Ian Machado Garry announced a partnership with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom talent agency just weeks before his UFC 330 welterweight title fight against Islam Makhachev in Philadelphia. The timing surprised hosts given that the UFC has heavily promoted Garry and provided him significant opportunities. Garry claims the move is purely for building his brand outside the Octagon, particularly in his home market of Ireland where he lacks mainstream support.
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- The Ariel Helwani Show
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- Eddie Hearn's UFC stable growing, White House card global viewership, Usyk vacates titles, more | The Craic
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