Ian
Garry has taken a jab at Sean
Strickland after the outspoken middleweight champion declared
that there are lines one must not cross during trash talk.
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Strickland and Garry have been feuding ever since the middleweight
champ questioned the Irishman’s relationship status with his wife,
who is 14 years his senior. Last month during a seasonal press
conference, Strickland once again broached the topic while slamming
Garry for turning off Instagram comments amid backlash despite
having trash talked others.
During the same presser, Dricus Du
Plessis brought up Strickland’s abusive childhood after the
champ alleged a sexual relationship between the South African and
his coach. Strickland subsequently attacked Du Plessis while
attending UFC 296 the next day.
Strickland recently admitted that Du Plessis’ comments had
triggered him as they crossed certain boundaries. The
32-year-old also
shared vivid details about his abusive childhood in an
emotional interview with comedian Theo Von. Garry couldn’t resist
the urge to get back at Strickland, taking a jab at the champ’s
handling of trash talk.
“How the tables have turned,” Garry wrote in the comments of an Instagram post. “You dish
it out in the lowest, most vile manner, but can’t take a pinch. You
attacked my wife incessantly and obsessively, calling her a
[pedophile].”
“It’s clear to see your childhood trauma showing. You claimed you
were ‘giving me advice’ before, well now it’s my turn to return the
favor: You should shut your mouth and focus on the mirror because
you have enough serious issues you need to solve. I wish you all
the best with them. Don’t ever project your pain onto me and my
family again.”
Strickland is scheduled to defend his strap against Du Plessis at
UFC
297 on Jan 20. at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Meanwhile,
Garry will square off against Geoff Neal at
UFC 298.