Belal Muhammad and Ian Machado Garry are exchanging playful trash talk on social media, with Garry challenging Muhammad to a fight in Chicago, while Muhammad humorously dismisses Garry’s callout using a ChatGPT-generated response.
Belal Muhammad seems to be enjoying a verbal spar with Ian Machado Garry… kind of. Both welterweight contenders are in limbo, eagerly awaiting their next fights. A big win could launch them into title contention. Muhammad’s eyeing the welterweight belt again after losing to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315. Meanwhile, Garry’s chasing his first title shot after a comeback victory over Carlos Prates, boosting his UFC record to 9-1.
Garry took to Instagram, urging Muhammad, aka “Remember the Name,” to quit calling out Kamaru Usman. Instead, he wants Muhammad to face him at UFC 319 in Chicago on August 16. “Belal Muhammad is continuing to call out Kamaru Usman,” Garry noted. “Usman’s not fighting anytime soon, so why keep calling him out? He’s dodging me.”
Garry added, “Belal’s even mentioning Sean Brady, a guy he’s already knocked out. Imagine calling out someone you’ve already beaten.” He laid it out plainly: “If Belal had beaten ‘JDM,’ he’d be fighting me in Chicago. Do the right thing. Don’t let your hometown down.”
Garry’s post came with a straightforward caption: Belal’s playing politics. “I’ve said Yes to both him and Brady. Whoever wants it can come get it. Who do you want to see me face?” Direct and to the point.
Muhammad, never one to shy away, clapped back at Garry with a response that felt a bit stiff. On Instagram, he quipped, “Ian Garry out here trying to do Conor cosplay with Dollar Tree trash talk. Bro, your lines hit softer than your jab.”
He continued, “You sound like a teenager who just discovered McGregor highlight reels. Want to outbox me? Try out-talking me first without embarrassing yourself.” Ouch.
“Until then, go back to rehearsing in the mirror—maybe one day your trash talk will be as sharp as your barber’s fade.” And with that, he signed off with a cheeky, “See you in November, dork.”
In a twist, Muhammad revealed his sharp words were courtesy of a Chat GPT prompt, hinting he might not be taking Garry’s challenge too seriously. Just another day in the world of MMA banter.