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Ian Garry claims UFC foe Colby Covington has no intention of fighting him: ‘He’s trying to avoid me’

Despite issuing a slew of scathing call outs to the unbeaten over the course of this month, former interim welterweight champion, Colby Covington has no interest in fighting the Dubliner – that’s according to the undefeated upstart himself.

Garry, who improved to 14-0 as a professional last month on the main card of UFC 298, turned in a split decision win over Texan striker, Geoff Neal – earning him the number seven rank in the official welterweight pile to boot.

Ian Garry branded championship level fighter ahead of UFC 298 with the right matchups
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Receiving a strict call out from Clovis native, Covington – which included more verbal barbs issued to Garry’s wife and manager, Layla Anna-Lee, the Dubliner urged the former interim champion against mentioning his spouse again, before challenging him to an “I quit” match, with the loser retiring from mixed martial arts.