Neil
Magny claims Ian Garry’s
trash talk during the lead-up to their UFC 292 clash profoundly
impacted his life outside the Octagon.
Magny said he’d put on a
father-like “ass whooping” on Garry leading up to their bout in
August, which “The Haitian Sensation” went on to lose via decision.
“The Future” turned Magny’s trash talk against him,
implying that that the veteran was a child abuser during the
same presser.
Magny recently revealed that the label had far-reaching impacts on
his personal life as he was going through a custody battle for his
children. According to Magny, headlines of articles associating him
with “child abuse” were admissible as evidence against him in
court.
“[Garry’s comments] in itself had a lot more consequences than just
nonsense at the press conference. There were literally screenshots
being taken of headlines saying that I’m a child abuser and I’d do
this to my kids. There were screenshots being taken and put into
apps and things like that that would be admissible in court where
I’m literally fighting for custody of my children,” The 36-year-old
told Sportskeeda MMA.
“When it was all said and done… there was something that came out
very poorly on my end. The way he chose to blow it out of
proportion has some pretty significant consequences for me. It was
just a lot bigger than just selling a pay-per-view… It was
literally my children’s relationship [with me] was at stake at that
point.” Garry has recently been in the headlines for controversial
reasons ranging from his relationship with his wife to being barred
from Leon
Edwards’ Team Renegade. Fighters have also spoken unfavorably
about the Irishman’s gym etiquette. Asked about the controversies
surrounding Garry, Magny said that he can’t ignore them even if he
chooses to. However, the UFC veteran refrained from making any
comments regarding Garry’s personal matters. “I mean, I saw it. It
is hard for me to get away from it and ignore it… Even though he
may be perceived as being a jerk, it’ll be a very terrible show of
character on my end to kick [Garry] down at this point, especially
when there’s a child at stake in the middle of all this. Sure, his
dad may have said some dumb things or whatever. But I’m no
different than Ian Garry. I
may be a little less reserved, but as far as like, I’m not as
outspoken as he is. But I made plenty of stupid decisions that
affected the way that my life has played out over the last couple
of years,” Magny said. “The Haitian Sensation” will look to return
to the win column against Canadian standout Mike Malott
at UFC 297
on Jan. 20 in Toronto.