Ian Garry upset, Vicente Luque classy following scrapped bout

Ian Garry expressed frustration within the wake of his removing from UFC 296, whereas Vicente Luque confirmed class whereas taking it in stride.

Saturday’s anticipated welterweight matchup between Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) was scratched Wednesday when UFC CEO Dana White introduced the undefeated Irishman had a case of pneumonia that will forestall him from competing at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.

Garry was trying to get out on the opposite facet of a dramatic pre-fight build the place he’s been the highlight of followers, fighters and media with a win, however it received’t occur. He claims it was not his name, although, and in the end the UFC docs opted to drag him from the cardboard.

“I’ve pneumonia,” Garry told MMA journalist Ariel Helwani in a press release. “They tried all the things to assist me. Ultimately, UFC physician stated there’s no likelihood I can combat. The UFC physician made the decision. … This annoys me greater than anybody. I need to combat. It’s my favourite factor to do.”

Luque, 32, had the chance to unseat the hyped Garry and put himself again on the map within the 170-pound pecking order at UFC 296. He displayed all class when discussing Garry’s pre-fight state of affairs at media day, and unsurprisingly, the Brazilian acted no completely different within the wake of the cancellation.

“To begin with, I want the very best restoration. Speedy restoration for him, and the very best for his household – and it’s actually unlucky,” Luque stated on Instagram. “I used to be so prepared for this combat. I’ve had a terrific coaching camp. Anyone that sees me on social media sees just a little little bit of what I’ve been doing. They understand how prepared I’m for this combat. Weight reduce has been going so, so good – the simplest weight reduce I’ve ever had in my profession. I’ve all my staff right here supporting me. Loads of guys got here out on this combat. Lots of people supported me to come back watch the combat, as properly, and sadly it’s not going to occur.

“It’s out of my management. The whole lot that I may do, all the things that I’ve management of in my job and actually put my coronary heart into this, I did. I gave it my all. Sadly, we can’t actually management all the things. As I stated, I want the very best. I want restoration for Ian. Now it’s time for me to relaxation. I did have a tough coaching camp.”

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