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The Independent UK
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Alex Pattle

Ian Machado Garry out of UFC 296 fight with Vicente Luque after contracting pneumonia

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Ian Machado Garry’s highly-anticipated fight with Vicente Luque is off, with the Irishman withdrawing from UFC 296 after contracting pneumonia.

Machado Garry, 26, has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after revealing to The Independent that he is not allowed back at the gym of Leon Edwards – the UFC welterweight champion, who will headline UFC 296 on Saturday (16 December).

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