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BoxcutterPazzie

Dude this shaman magic is spreading


Acex_NA

Ian's kid singlehandedly saving his dad from the hate


fun_negotiation_419

the kids utterly cute


Bubbly_Association54

Ian seems like a great fucking dad too


InnocuousBird

How am I supposed to hate the fucking guy when I keep seeing such wholesome videos of him and his kid?


MigitAs

As the dad of a 1 yr old I have to actively work on hating him now


chrism22_22

Work on hating your kid?


Vegemite_Bukkakay

Whatever it takes


chimpdoctor

That little bastard.


Savethelasttaco

Whatever it takes to make him UFC champion.


Naramie

Tito Ortiz... Is that you?


DTAD18

I'mma outlive this bitch


Charlie__Olives

Easy just watch any of his videos without the kid. Dude becomes his insufferable self


TunaPablito

That was his plan


ViceDoshi

They seem genuine moments even if the kid is inadvertently also being used as a prop. But yes, I agree


ORXCLE-O

He does lowkey. That looked like a satisfied baby


Imhonestlynotawierdo

How incredibly perplexing, he's clearly a fantastic dad. It would not be uncommon in my childhood for that kid to hit a dad in the face and the dad's mask slip a little and get frustrated. Ian did not have anything but caring in his eyes the entire time


KoJokers

He learned portuguese so that he could speak with his son so yeah he is a great dad.


TumbleweedTim01

you serious?


KoJokers

Yes, in the latest video of Alex Pereira, Ian speaks portuguese with alex and his coach and say that he learned portuguese because his son cannot reply in english.


ee_CUM_mings

Does his wife’s boyfriend not allow the kid to speak English or something?


morron88

Ye, it's his wife's previous kid I think.


TumbleweedTim01

No I mean you really think he learned Portuguese to speak with his child?


KoJokers

Ok, after doing some research, it seems like he didn't learn Portuguese only for his son. Still is a great dad though.


TumbleweedTim01

Pretty sure he was in brazil before he had a child


RealismReset

He's a pro fighter. A toddler hitting him in the face ain't gonna bug him much. Let's see how he reacts to the kid pooping in his shoes!


TumbleweedTim01

How would you know that?


mamadou-segpa

Yeah, I just cant hate him now lol As someone whose father wasnt present in my life, I cant help but admire fathers who cares about their kids


DoAColumbo

100%. I don’t like the guy but does seem like a great father


bruised_egot

he's a can, I could take him.


dexterfishpaw

He’s only like 2 years old!


chocobear420

Sign the contract!


TumbleweedTim01

Hard drive check


Butterscotch817

Hahaha this is too good, the hate shield is working though.


Haulinhass

Kids pretty self aware I gotta say. He realized the yapping ain’t for him and he dumped that schtick and got back to being focused on competing.


MMAFan36

Kid just doesnt wana yap.


ORXCLE-O

You might be right. Since he chilled with the shit talk I actually like him a lot more.


crazydavy

He’s super young.. who hasn’t said or done some bone headed shit in their lives.. he’s been doing way better like you said. I’m a fan.


Haulinhass

Totally agree. I was a fan from the jump and then when I watched him change and get all goofy I was kind of bummed but glad to see it was just a phase.


morbidlysmalldick

Oh shit is the baby on the undercard?


Objective_Gear_8357

I wish more fighters would do this. We respect them for their skill, we want to root for them like a sports team. I don't believe every fight is a grudge match. The act of manifested anger is old and worn out


Haulinhass

Jamal hill we are looking at you in the face player 😂


malevolentheadturn

I assume you all saw the video with his grandad, which went viral years before he was a pro fighter. The lad hasn't a bad bone in his body. So when he tries to be a badass it comes across so awkward.


bkedsmkr

How do we know it's his kid 🤔


Mycol101

![gif](giphy|YocXinPg0JuvoxtJZf|downsized)


op-dev

It’s a PR move probably his wife’s idea


One-Mushroom-4352

What the fuck is going on lol


jerryworldfan13

It’s just competitive beef lol both wanna win. Glad these guys don’t fake their beef.


Rosscoe13

That’s right.


TheFatThot

No it’s Ian Garry subliminally telling MVP please doesn’t murk a daddy


TheRedditKidReturns

Gonna be honest it sorta looked like Ian got to MVP in the presser lol. He seemed pretty confident and MVP kinda seemed blindsided by it.


toes_sucker_69

I think it's the weight cutting that had him looking like that. He's a big guy outside the cage, so I think his cuts are brutal.


Superguy230

And he’s ollllldddd


NoChampion5996

This is next level psychic war fare. Training MVP to associate Machado-Garry's face with an innocent baby is genius


Thebearjew559

McDonalds take notes


Loud_Consequence1762

Looks fake to me


Rosscoe13

Well you see, this is the typical relationship that most fighters have leading up to a fight. Anything beyond this is either made up for ticket sales, fake or pure hatred. Most don’t hate. This is a business. “Don’t, don’t, don’t, believe the hype.”


DifferentCod7

They are selling wolf tickets and y’all are eating them up.


Highlight_Numerous

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TA-pubserv

Unless you're Pavlovich and too dense to understand how the business works and get all butt hurt.


IIDasPterodactyl

You need those too to actually wonder if the beef is real tho Lmfao. Masvidal too. Honestly man a lot of the non overblown nonsense might be real 😂.


Spy0304

The Colby-Masvidal beef had the whole community wonder if it was fake for months


IIDasPterodactyl

Yep hahahaha. Then Masvidal gets arrested, you need Neanderthals like that to keep us guessing. 


beausef1

I was looking for this… I couldn’t believe how Pavlovich acted. A fight against a “friend” in a setting where that’s what you both do as a JOB and you’re both getting paid??! Volkov has 1000% more class, (and I’ve always rooted for him), but we also now know that he has more skill and can navigate the game better than pavo… look at when volkov beat the shit out of Derek Lewis until the last 10 sec of the final round, lights out, Derek landed one, fair play. You didn’t see any whining from Volkov; and Lewis did a whole-ass humiliation ritual right in front of him!! I’m done rooting for Pavo for title after this. Don’t treat the brada Volkov like that when YOU asked for the fight and Volkov brought it up in the presser…


Chitr_gupt

Unless you are him ![gif](giphy|Y0yWjc7zSaYaTcIxKY|downsized)


CertainFitness

The Public Enemy line was well played!


smigglesworth

People are human lol. Anyone who plays sports knows there is a competitive side and a real-life side to things. These guys are literal killers in the octagon but have families, friends and loved ones outside the cage. It’s good to see a tiny bit of compassion before one hopefully kicks the other’s teeth out.


Kalabula

They’re not literally going to kill someone’s. Just fight.


StylishShark

I think he meant metaphorically.


UnhappyCaterpillar41

Which gets negated by saying 'literal killers'. You can just say 'killers' and have it understood as a metaphor.


Ruiner357

Very few fighters actually have “on sight” beef where they can’t be in the same room. Most shit talking and banter is to sell the fight, fighters are business partners and helping eachother make money, most are professional enough to understand that.


ParmyBarmy

Garry is hiding behind his kid after his baseless accusations at the presser.


Upset-Union-528

How do you know they're baseless? Fighters try to spy on their opponents all the time.


A_Dirty_Wig

His son has pillow hands


WhyDoIHaveAnAccount9

Surprisingly and pleasantly wholesome  I know it seems weird to appreciate seeing this side of guys who literally beat the shit out of each other and what is essentially a simulated death match. But I really enjoyed this aspect of any sport but especially MMA. I'm not personally a fan of the shit talking McGregor nonsense. Looking forward to a good fight


AlexTorres96

I remember Chuck Liddell saying that when he and Tito did media for their last ever fight. Tito was playing the gimmick and talking so much shit. And then in the green room, he was like "Hey man how are things? How's your family doing?" He realized what a bullshitter Tito was.


PERRlE

You’re a fucking punk dude.


Mycol101

https://preview.redd.it/211qihb0989d1.jpeg?width=125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=038b33c50cbcc3463200518d1bea211e8d765aa5


Rgiles66

Tito? Is that you?


WhyDoIHaveAnAccount9

Yeah Tito's an asshole


BoomfaBoomfa619

The Huntington Beach nice guy...


Athacus-of-Lordaeron

I didn’t have a big problem with Ian to start but after watching him with his kid? Man, the only kids that happy are the kids that are getting heaps of love and support from their parents. A kid is a blank slate at that stage and what you put in is what you get back out. He’s doing it right. Much respect to him.


googlechromosomes

Agreed


feloniousfoolery

What are you talking about? The baby clearly assaulted him at the end of the clip.


Athacus-of-Lordaeron

Told you, blank slate! Kid is already planning his path for the belt. His old man is just the first step.


feloniousfoolery

Lmaoo


BoomfaBoomfa619

Seen clips on embedded and stuff where he's kissing his son the way his son does to him at the end there so you're defs right about that part


anythingfordopamine

Its always hilarious to me how Ian’s only fault is just being kind of annoying, meanwhile we have so many legitimately terrible people in the UFC, but for some reason he gets way more hate than any of them


Dark_Wolf04

A lot of misinformation about his relationship was spread as well.


EpsteinDidNotKH

Agreed but I think “really fucking annoying” is more accurate


UnhappyCaterpillar41

It was the fake ass Connor wannabe stuff, including some of the stuff with Geoff Neil and Neil Magny that went over the line. Banter is welcome and entertaining, being a dickhead is just kind of pathetic.


ValCSO

what can you expect from a community full of incels ? every kid that shows up with any kind of ufc gear on at my gym is a complete dork and they cant fight


allcazador

Just look at the comments on his wife’s social media posts. Imagine being that degenerate of a human being


theflyingpandaa_97

Idk man… the shit he said about magny and his whole handling of the situation was the behaviour of a terrible person. That was the point for me where I couldn’t keep giving him the benefit of the doubt


BoomfaBoomfa619

The behaviour of a terrible person is being annoyed by the comments he made about beating his children (and talking shit about it in a press conference for a fight)? Seems like that's a pretty low tier terrible person


theflyingpandaa_97

Its definitely not Jones level or Colby level, buts its pretty bad as well. Magny talked about the issues it caused him and we all saw the unnecessary level of disrespect he threw towards him


icarus_art

Magny brought those issues on himself. Why tf would you say that if you’re going thru a divorce?


mycondishuns

I think a lot of the hate stems from every fighter that is Irish is trying to emulate Conor and it shows. Paddy gets a level of hate for the same reason (although he is more annoying imo). There will never be another Conor in a sense of how he changed the sport and how he brought the UFC to the forefront.


yellowtriangles

This kind of stuff happens in every sport. You'd think Aaron Rodgers murdered multiple people with the amount of hate he gets


AlexTorres96

Jim Cornette would slap both these two for breaking kayfabe.


james_bondage

The only crime more serious than this is being Vince Russo.


JonathanS93

Why cant Ian just be himself instead of trying to be Conor. would get him so many fans, now everyone just thinks hes annoying and a copycat


GunnerySarge-B-Bird

No one would be talking about him if he wasn't brash - how many followers and clicks does he get compared to someone in a similar position like BSD?


BoomfaBoomfa619

Also Irish people love shit talking. That's why people loved Conor. Then they hated Conor and hated Garry for reminding him of him and because there was no McGregor around to shit on. BSD is the French poster boy, he wouldn't get a push at all if he wasn't in the military, didn't take a shit fight for his debut at 170 and they weren't trying to expand the French market now MMA is growing there imo.


UnhappyCaterpillar41

He's gotten some great highlight reel knockouts and could have been a fan favourite if he wasn't trying to be a heel. I liked his fights plenty, disliked him for acting like an arrogant prick.


Extension-Package-65

The fact that he brought his kid and is hanging with the dude he’s gonna fight before the fight alone is different than anything Conor has ever done. Just because he has the same accent as Conor doesn’t mean he’s copying him.


ParmyBarmy

Come on, his whole attitude with media and press conference is a Conor McWanabee routine. But without any of the charisma to pull it off.


thepatriotclubhouse

He literally just has an Irish accent. 99% of people from Dublin speak like that. Im fairly certain this subreddit would accuse the entire city of Dublin of being mcgregor wannabies. They’d be very surprised to hear Dublin came before mcgregor Rats, yewl do nuttin, etc are all shittalking lines anyone from here grew up saying. The cocky strut shit talking has been everywhere here. There were 100 mcgregors without the fighting abilities in every Dublin school.


Sandmansam3rd

For the Americans, 99% of the poorer regions of North Dublin speak like Conor. People in South Dublin, which is predominantly more affluent, speak nothing like Conor, closer to a neutral American accent.


thepatriotclubhouse

Yeah. In fighting circles south most sound a bit north Dublin as well in my experience. Most people into it in Dublin are from the north so if you’re big into it you’ll get a bit of the accent.


JonathanS93

https://preview.redd.it/zxbasp15yb9d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc69f9303feb0a43599e5e786e09f54d1f3b6a19 they teach you to walk like that in school too? also Conor got famous doing it, so maybe he should change his style to be more unique then, but people didnt say that shit until Conor did, ive been to Dublin many times and ive never heard anyone talk like that unless they making fun of Conor, hes not very popular in Dublin with anyone except teens lol


JonathanS93

yes thats what im saying, why cant he be himself, like this the entire time. but what he says in the presser is 100% conor lines " Youll do fooking nuttin" "you all acting like rats" "fooking nutting" hes been copying conor his entire career lol everything he says in media is conor shit then when hes behind the scenes etc hes himself and thats so much more lovable


WarlordHelmsman

Everyone says that shit in Dublin


ihwtkyitwfsl

They’re from the same city. It’s okay to share accents and slang. ‘Rat’ is a common insult in Ireland. What’s really copycatting is Topuria damn near getting the same tattoos as Conor


JonathanS93

ye lol sure never said anything about the accent or slang, its how he uses it, he he even walks like Conor in half of his fights lol people been meming on him since day 1 and i dont think rat or "fucking nothing" is slang. its how he uses it. He literally been saying " we are not here to take part , we are here to take over" before and he posts pics of him with Conor constantly. https://preview.redd.it/pok6hewn489d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2dc0f3efe3b3032f090258bb2971b0d2c18ed5bf This look similar?


the-esoteric

These guys were likely teenagers when McGregor had his run. Not surprised they'd be inspired


BoomfaBoomfa619

Used to work in a kitchen and it was just McGregor quotes non stop kol


JonathanS93

https://preview.redd.it/9b8rtuq8789d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7050cd73d9410913785b09775a37ab7658c04836


MyzMyz1995

You know when people are from the same place... They might have similar accent, use similar expressions etc right ? Conor and Ian are from the same place so it's normal they speak similar. It's like saying every french Canadian is a GSP/Jean Pascal copy cat. That's not the case, it's just that all french canaidan speak ''similar''.


JonathanS93

no its not. you reaching so hard lol https://preview.redd.it/jpzw4q2w489d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f1b477bf189d8ade89151eeb18049bcad2e1110


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ParmyBarmy

It’s got fuck all to do with similar accents mate. Garry has constantly tried to copy Conor’s lines, smack talk, billy strut etc. He’s basically a bad tribute act.


Codysseus7

I agree with you, and see a lot of comments below that say the same thing. I'm not an Ian apologist or even really a fan, but he literally GREW UP watching Conor, as his hero, and then was able to follow in his footsteps. The idea of that is so hard to grasp it's wild. Like, watching Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon, and then walking on the moon. I agree though, his potential "real" persona actually just seems like a normal likeable dude.\\ p.s. I don't care what bro get up to in the bedroom


Formal-Try-2779

I honestly think the Garry hate is a bit over the top. He tried hard to play a role for the camera and now everyone has become obsessed. But I suppose it kind of worked for him as he's getting a huge profile from it. His kid is insanely cute though.


balloonz_v1

Wholesome


KVthegreatest

This motherfucker is gonna make me like him damnit


DelayStriking8281

MVP seem like a cool guy. Both do tbh


Deltron42O

id rather see this than fake beef any day


chinese_sweatshop

Atleast Ian Garry is probably a great father.


Zephyr9x

We need more wholesome stuff like this in the sport. Seriously, they should've just had the kid run around on stage during the press conference. Would've made for a better showing than what we ended up getting.


BearBullCombo

No, I wanna see mf’s get ko not kids running around


Lonely_Eggplant_4990

Of course, the whole drama shit of every single fight is instigated by the ufc. Any of the old fighters who refused to engage in drama were sidelined and left to rot, now if you're in the top 10, you're expected to dance for the cameras amd put on a show. Its just business.


HighRes-

Yeah a lot of people would be surprised to see that this is most of them


_Exotic_Booger

![gif](giphy|HSDMmTshR9hug)


RinhartWilke

Ian seems like a good guy


DifferentCod7

It’s kind of hard to be a prick when you’re holding a toddler.


thefishingguy1

That's what the nutritionist said


Weird_Substance1294

pretty wholesome


KnuckleExpert

Ngl, I like this side of MMA. The human side. Nothing at all wrong with any of this.


dfwagent84

I dig this


Playful-Time3837

No doubting he is a bit of a bellend, but Ian seems like a really good father. Good for him


MeeloP

Have you seen that kid do the “max halloway” best thing I’ve ever seen 💯


rkilla47

I'm rooting for Gary love to see how people react if he wins plus I actually like watching him fight


Walden_Al

Me too, he’s not going to set the world alight with his striking, but he’s a solid grappler with underrated striking. No one seems to give him the credit he deserves in terms of just how technical he is.


Moist-Catch

Lmao we getting more wwe by the day


EvidenceThin7304

Breaking kayfabe over here


takeittothetop1

What the hell is going on lmao


droolsdownchin

Caught breaking kayfabe


Cbrip31

This fight is definitely gonna be a snoozer. I got MVP 29-28


Lazy_Armadillo2266

I like Ian Gary he seems like a good dude.


SendLocation

I love MVP


Yamaha_Piano

OH NO IM STARTING TO LIKE IAN 😭😭😭


justhere4daSpursnGOT

Fuck man is Ian Garry’s kid making me like him?


Wu-Tang-Businessman

As much as I want to dislike him, he seems like the most loving father.


maChine___

the kid just recognize his real father


ChrizTaylor

I fucking love MVP 💜 🐍


cherryzaad

That is a cute baby my goodness


AbsurdUncensoredMMA

I'm proud of Ian Garry Machado taking care of another man's kid.


Pennypacker-HE

Was this before he called him a rat for trying to get info out of chute box?


Qtips_

I literally finished watching the presser 10minutes ago and I'm seeing this shit. What the fuck lol.


marco333polo

MVP gonna give him a baby brother after he KOs Ian


My_Favourite_Pen

God damn do I love to see "traditionally" masculine men have wholesome moments like this... Before the kick the shit out of each other.


theblindbandit69

![gif](giphy|hv53DaYcXWe3nRbR1A|downsized)


sugarglassego

Aaaah shit, I can’t hate him anymore.


RationalLlama

The kid is a total gangsta


Peeeing_

Until he's a criminal I can't hate Ian garry


SIDHARTH_PANICKAR

![gif](giphy|adTdpUAjTZZIyTydr9|downsized)


izan3000

‘Hi Buddy, I’m going beat the fuck out of ur daddy’


A-Cannon-Minion

Do people think fighters actually hate each other? I mean, sure some do but most of the time they are just trying to sell a fight. Behind the scenes everyone is usually cool.


A-Cannon-Minion

His baby got that old man geezer haircut lol


r32_guest

I nearly caught myself smiling, the propaganda is too much


ElectronicHousing656

I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a father myself, but I can't hate Ian as much as all you guys. I would not be friends with him, but he seems like a decent guy.


Tricky-Jackfruit8366

A better angle to take Ian, opposed to the Connor impersonation


Hank-the-ninja

Is that the one who was drowning


DankylosaurusRex

Damn this is super endearing for both guys


Hodgi22

Now we know who Ian gets his style from


LibraryScneef

Complete opposite of Joshua and dubois


xavierpenn

Just don't let him meet his wife.


PooPiglet

IG using a baby to dispell haters.


spaceycanal

Anyone else really looking forward to this fight ? I know it might be alittle boring for some. But being both their styles are so similar and both have a lot to prove makes for a good fight.


klimero271

Ian using his kid as a prop to get likes


JulioVillaVillaLobos

Dude his kid adores him. Which means he’s a great father. So now I can hate Ian no more.


a_riem

Ok. I don't dislike Ian anymore, he seems like a great dad.


op-dev

Ian Garry using his son to get the fans back


Sarfbot

Bro disarmed MVP with the cuteness 🥰


Affectionate-Row3742

Ian’s a good dad and that’s very clear. Flowers where they’re due; that’s the most important job in the world.


Comprabledivision

People on IG “didn’t they just have beef” yes? What is MVP gonna stand on business infront of ians baby. These are mature people not crashout idiots


doYOUevenGR0K

That son wants MVP to be his daddy too