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Farah Hannoun

UFC’s Ian Machado Garry unbothered by online drama, says ‘MMA community should be thankful’ for him

Ian Machado Garry doubts his haters will decrease with another win.

Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) meets Geoff Neal (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 298 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

There’s been plenty of online drama and negative headlines surrounding Garry, who was scheduled to face Vicente Luque in December at UFC 296 before pneumonia forced him out of the welterweight bout. Garry, 26, is ready to get back in the octagon this weekend but doesn’t expect the public sentiment toward him to shift, regardless of his performance.

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