Ian
Garry is losing hope of a future matchup against Colby
Covington.
Garry has been rallying for a clash against Covington for a while
now, which has invited signature trash talk from the former
welterweight title challenger. Covington has taken multiple digs at
Garry and his wife, also laying down multiple stipulations needed to fight the Irish
contender. While Garry has accused Covington of ducking him, the
former interim champ recently turned down a potential fight,
citing a lack of seriousness from the
Irishman.
Currently training at
Chute Boxe Diego Lima in Brazil, Garry was in attendance at
UFC
301 on Rio de Janeiro. “The Future” reiterated his wish to
fight Covington, doubling down on the ducking accusations in an
interview with ESPN. Garry also claimed that the fight was offered to
Covington, who turned it down. The undefeated welterweight prospect
is now gradually losing hope of the matchup coming to fruition.
“Colby needs to stop running, that’s the truth. I feel like Colby’s
running, he doesn’t want to say yes, and he’s going to make any
excuse he possibly can. That’s the truth,” Garry said.
“Yes, there’s been offers. He hasn’t said yes. All we’re waiting on
is Colby to say yes and then that’s it, everything can get
finalized, but I fully believe that Colby is going to run and he’s
not going to fight this fight. I feel like he’s going to take every
opportunity he can to run away from me.”
Garry is currently undefeated in seven UFC outings, with victories
over the likes of Daniel
Rodriguez, Neil Magny
and Geoff
Neal. Meanwhile, Covington came up short in his third gold bid
with a lopsided unanimous decision loss against Leon
Edwards at UFC 296 this past December.
