Ian Machado Garry has explained why he hired his wife’s ex-husband as his nutritionist, clarifying the situation which has been the subject of rife speculation. 

Machado Garry, 26, and his relationship with wife Layla, 40, has been in the spotlight for a number of months, with the likes of Sean Strickland spreading misinformation and encouraging online trolls. 

Some fans online had claimed the Machado Garrys lived with Layla’s ex-husband, Richard Cullen. 

She quickly debunked that and now her UFC star husband, who fights this Saturday night in Anaheim, has explained the arrangement in full. 

He told Shakiel Mahjouri: ‘The main reason behind my wife’s ex-husband is that he’s an elite performance nutritionist and he’s very f***ing good at what he does, to the point where every single UFC weight cut has been easier every time. 

Ian Machado Garry (right) hired the ex-husband (centre) of his wife Layla (left) to be his nutritionist and travel the world with them so as not to drive a wedge between the family

Ian Machado Garry (right) hired the ex-husband (centre) of his wife Layla (left) to be his nutritionist and travel the world with them so as not to drive a wedge between the family 

‘We’ve worked phenomenally together and I’m very proud of the work we’ve done. In that same regard, he’s a professional in one regard, he’s also the father of my wife’s son and I never want to be a wedge between a father and a son. 

‘I know we’re going on this adventure to travel the world, “hey dude, want to travel the world, be my nutritionist and we can all do this together, you can come and see your son whenever you want”, the two of them are going to Disney World this morning. And that’s the energy I have.  

He continued: ‘I want to be a good human, I want to be a good man and never want to be a wedge between a father and a son.

‘I know if someone was to be a wedge between me and my son, I’d be livid, I’d be livid and I’d hate that person. 

‘I never want that on my conscience. So the truth is, my wife does not have a boyfriend, my wife has an ex-husband and they have a past. I understand that, I’m aware of that, everyone has a f***ing past in their life, everyone does. 

‘I don’t want to be a wedge between my wife and her ex-husband and her kid and have them go through battles and arguments if I didn’t want them around. 

‘No, I’m a bigger man than that, I understand that there’s a child in all of this and he deserves to be prioritised.’ 

Layla occasionally shares Instagram updates of the team on Instagram with husband Ian (left) and ex-husband Richard (right)

Layla occasionally shares Instagram updates of the team on Instagram with husband Ian (left) and ex-husband Richard (right)

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland shockingly called Layla a 'sexual predator' online

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland shockingly called Layla a ‘sexual predator’ online

Machado Garry and Layla have a young son of their own and the group travel and work together in what has so far been a fairly nomadic approach to training for the middleweight contender, picking different gyms around the world to hone his craft. 

This week, ahead of his fight with Geoff Neal at UFC 298, Machado Garry hit back at those who have abused him and his family online, particularly going back at Strickland. 

He said: ‘Listen, we can shoot shots at each other all day long, me and another bloke, but here’s the two things I’ll point out — my wife was called a paedophile by Sean Strickland.

‘No woman ever deserves to be called that. My son, the people that follow Sean Strickland, commented on a couple of my photos at the start of all this saying, “Is the kid even his?” I should never have to hear that. Those two things, they emotionally get me.

‘I’ll get mine back. I’ll thump the f***ing mouth off Sean Strickland one day, and there will be nothing he can do about it. 

‘I’ll talk to him, I’ll dance in his face, I’ll do whatever I want, because the truth is when we get locked into that cage one day, he’s never going to be able to deal with me.’ 

Machado Garry boasts an unbeaten record in his MMA career, including a 6-0 record in UFC

Machado Garry boasts an unbeaten record in his MMA career, including a 6-0 record in UFC

Much of the online negativity surrounding Machado Garry was prompted by perception of his wife’s short satirical book that re-emerged entitled: ‘How to be a WAG’.

Some online suggested it was essentially a guide for ‘gold diggers’ noting the age-gap of her subsequent relationship with a professional athlete. 

However, Layla, who works as a TV sports presenter, took to Instagram to respond to the backlash.

She said: ‘I wrote a book called ‘How to be a WAG’. 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.

‘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.

‘That satirical book, if you listen to it, is really silly and anybody who takes it as fact has completely missed the mark.

‘At the time, it was a huge success. It went out, it was funny, and people got the joke.’

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Post source: Daily mail

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