Khamzat Chimaev issues chilling warning to Ian Garry in now-deleted social media post

Khamzat Chimaev (pictured) captured the middleweight championship at UFC 319. [Image courtesy: Getty Images]
Khamzat Chimaev (pictured) captured the middleweight championship at UFC 319. [Image courtesy: Getty Images]

Khamzat Chimaev had a less-than-cordial meeting with Ian Garry at UFC Qatar, and it seems the middleweight champion is keeping a grudge. After he shoved 'The Future' at the event, 'Borz' has now issued a stark warning to the Irishman in a now-deleted post.

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For context, when Garry and Chimaev crossed paths backstage at UFC Qatar, the 28-year-old approached 'Borz' to congratulate him on Arman Tsarukyan's victory. But the way 'The Future' went about it rubbed the middleweight kingpin the wrong way.

Garry gave Chimaev a few firm pats on the back, something the Chechen-born Emirati read as a disrespectful gesture, leading him to shove the welterweight star, forcing UFC security to rush in and separate the two.

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According to a report by Spinnin Backfist, since then, 'Borz' has posted and deleted a stark warning to Garry on X:

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"White boy, you will not survive one minute in my world."

Check out Khamzat Chimaev's alleged callout to Ian Garry on X:

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At UFC Qatar, Garry secured a unanimous decision win over former champion Belal Muhammad and has now set his sights on a title fight against Islam Makhachev.

Meanwhile, Tsarukyan earned a second-round submission over Dan Hooker to possibly position himself for a shot at the lightweight title against Ilia Topuria.

Garry, however, believes Chimaev stole the spotlight from 'Ahalkalakets' with his backstage antics.


When Ian Garry's wife called him out for not fighting Khamzat Chimaev

It appears UFC Qatar was not the first time Ian Garry and Khamzat Chimaev almost came to blows. His wife, Layla Anna-Lee, once almost instigated a fight between him and the wrestling maestro.

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During a 2023 interview with MMA on point, Garry shared an interesting account from UFC 273 fight week:

"We got in the elevator, and me and my wife are standing there, press the button, doors open, Khamzat and his missus... I’d love to have a fight here. I’d love to just swing hands with Khamzat in the middle of an elevator."
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Garry, who was scheduled to fight Darian Weeks at the pay-per-view, ultimately decided against it out of respect for Gilbert Burns, who was already booked to face 'Borz' on the same card. His wife, however, was not thrilled:

“My missus is looking at me with eyes popped out of her f****ing skull and she’s like, do it, have a fight with him.' In my head, I’m thinking my teammate is about to fight him tomorrow. I’m not f***ing ruining that. There’s two f***ing women in here. Me and him are gonna go to the death if we fight in an elevator. We step out of the lift and my wife just looks at me and goes, 'You’re a p***y.'"

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