Neil Magny Reveals How Ian Garry’s Child Abuser Dig Impacted Custody Battle

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.