Paddy
Pimblett claims the ongoing feud between Leon
Edwards and Ian Garry has
already been settled inside the gym.
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Garry recently
revealed that he was no longer welcome at Edwards’ Team
Renegade, which has been one of his two major training homes along
with Kill Cliff FC in South Florida. “The Future” called Edwards a
“b—ch” for allegedly throwing him out of the gym to avoid “doubts
and insecurities.” Meanwhile, Team Renegade said that the decision
was primarily due to Garry’s nomadic nature, which wasn’t in line
with the gym’s vision.
Pimblett has now added fuel to the fire by dropping a massive gym
rumor. While discussing potential opponents for Edwards during a
recent interview, Pimblett agreed that Shavkat
Rakhmonov could go on to challenge “Rocky” if he gets past
Stephen
Thompson at UFC 296. However, Pimblett dismissed Garry’s name,
claiming that debate has allegedly been settled with “The Future”
getting knocked out by Edwards during training.
“No, Ian
Garry doesn’t deserve a title shot lad, come on,” Pimblett told
Sky
Sports. “Leon’s already knocked him out in training, so we
don’t need to know about that. That’s what I’ve heard.”
One of Edwards’ teammates from Team Renegade, Veronica
Hardy, recently said that Garry had been barred from
multiple gyms in the U.K. because, “There’s just basic rules:
be respectful, show up on time, don’t be spreading gossip about
other people.”
Edwards will defend his welterweight strap against Colby
Covington in the main event of UFC 296 on Dec. 16. The
Birmingham, England, native is coming off back-to-back title wins
over Kamaru
Usman, who handed Covington his most recent two defeats. While
Pimblett knows that MMA math almost never works out, he is
absolutely confident about Edwards getting his hands raised against
“Chaos.”
“Leon’s gonna beat him up, lad,” Pimblett said. “He just beat Usman
twice, lad. I know MMA maths doesn’t work, but he just beat Usman
twice who beat Colby twice. But in the third fight, Usman couldn’t
get Leon down so I don’t think Colby is gonna be able to. So I
think Leon’s gonna absolutely beat him up.”