{"id":297580,"date":"2023-12-09T09:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297580"},"modified":"2023-12-09T09:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T09:24:35","slug":"ufc-star-ian-garry-cautious-about-travelling-to-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/ufc-star-ian-garry-cautious-about-travelling-to-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC star Ian Garry &apos;cautious&apos; about travelling to the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> UFC star Ian Garry &#8216;cautious&#8217; about travelling to America for UFC 296 as Irishman worries for safety of his family after recent controversy surrounding his wife and her book\u00a0&#8216;How to be a WAG&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ian Machado Garry&#8217;s wife, Layla, received criticism for a book written in 2010\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She has since responded to the backlash and debunked other online rumours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A fight on a Sunday night? Bournemouth fans have time to enjoy Manchester United match &#8211; The Hook<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>UFC welterweight Ian Garry addressed the recent controversy surrounding his wife, admitting it has left him feeling apprehensive about travelling to the United States for UFC 296.<\/p>\n<p>The Irishman, 26 and his wife, Layla Machado Garry (formerly Layla Anna-Lee), 40, have been the centre of debate in the MMA world in the past week, after online users brought up &#8216;How to Be a WAG&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The tongue-in-cheek audiobook released by Layla back in 2010 claims it is a &#8216;guide to catching the man of your dreams&#8217; &#8211; which caused a stir on social media in the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and other MMA stars have had plenty to say about Garry&#8217;s relationship with the TV sports presenter, who is 14 years his senior.<\/p>\n<p>Many suggested that Layla&#8217;s &#8216;book&#8217; was essentially a guide for gold diggers and also pointed out the fact that the 40-year-old is 14 years Garry&#8217;s senior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78762957-12844525-image-a-2_1702111359252.jpg\" height=\"615\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>UFC star Ian Garry is worried for the safety of his family when he travels to America\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Garry returns to the octagon against Vincente Luque at UFC 296 in Las Vegas next Saturday, a card headlined by a welterweight title fight between champion Leon Edwards and Colby Covington.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the bout, the undefeated Irishman said: &#8216;I&#8217;m a little bit cautious about going to America, for the safety of my family, with all the s*** that&#8217;s been going on online.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;To protect my wife, my child, myself. I&#8217;m not remotely concerned about the fight. Fight&#8217;s fun&#8230;the buildup I love, the energy, I thrive off of it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But me not being able to react to people in person, it&#8217;s gonna wind me up a little bit.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78762961-12844525-image-a-3_1702111375706.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Garry&#8217;s wife, Layla, received criticism for a book that was written back in 2010<\/p>\n<p>Layla, who works as a TV sports presenter, took to Instagram to respond to the backlash in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8216;I wrote a book called &#8216;How to be a WAG&#8217;. Now, that statement itself is a little bit of a stretch. I can hardly call myself an author of an 11-page audible-only satire story that was written in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That context is key because that was during the FIFA World Cup when I was working at OK and various different gossip mags. We were creating this hilarious satire and look at wives and girlfriends in football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That satirical book, if you listen to it, is really silly and anybody who takes it as fact has completely missed the mark.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/08\/78762963-12844525-image-a-4_1702111378076.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Garry is looking to go 7-0 when he faces Vicente Luque in Las Vegas next Saturday<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the time, it was a huge success. It went out, it was funny, and people got the joke.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On Amazon, the description for the book reads: &#8216;How to be a WAG &#8211; the ultimate guide to catching the man of your dreams!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The hot new career option is to be a WAG, and we&#8217;re here to tell you how to become part of the most prestigious Wives and Girlfriends (WAGs) club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Ever dreamed of walking in the footsteps of the likes of Victoria Beckham, Cheryl Cole, or Coleen Rooney? This guide has everything you need to know!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Machado Garry and Layla got married in February 2022 before welcoming their son into the world in October last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s Machado Garry&#8217;s first marriage, Layla was previously married to Richard Cullen, who is the star&#8217;s current nutritionist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12844525\/UFC-star-Ian-Garry-cautious-travelling-America-UFC-296-Irishman-worries-safety-family-recent-controversy-surrounding-wife-book-WAG.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UFC star Ian Garry &#8216;cautious&#8217; about travelling to America for UFC 296 as Irishman worries for safety of his family after recent controversy surrounding his <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/ufc-star-ian-garry-cautious-about-travelling-to-the-united-states\/\" title=\"UFC star Ian Garry &amp;apos;cautious&amp;apos; 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