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Dillon Danis fires Love Island jibe at Ian Machado Garry after Islam Makhachev fight

Ian Machado Garry has been brutally told to enter the Love Island villa just moments after his crushing defeat to Islam Makhachev on Saturday night

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Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry after their fight(Image: 2026 Getty Images)

Ian Machado Garry has been brutally told to go on Love Island by Dillon Danis after 'kissing and cuddling' Islam Makhachev in their fight.

Machado Garry suffered a unanimous decision defeat to the welterweight champion in his first crack at UFC gold on Saturday night. The Dublin scrapper showed glimpses throughout the fight and caused some serious damage after landing several hard kicks to Makhachev's head and body.

But ultimately, the Russian's high-level experience and wrestling got him over the finish line. Fans were left rather bemused at the start of the final stanza when Machado Garry decided to rush to the centre of the Octagon and hug his rival - despite the fight being on a knife-edge.

And MMA star Danis was quick to taunt the Irishman, insisting that he joined Love Island. In a post uploaded to social media, he wrote: "Ian Garry kissing and hugging Islam before the 5th round told me everything I needed to know. Champions are supposed to smell blood, not look for a cuddle. Zero killer instinct. Forget ever getting the belt, get this man on Love Island."

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UFC supremo Dana White was also not a fan of Machado Garry's antics during the fight. Speaking at the post-fight press conference, he said: "I think Ian is a talented guy. If he had even an ounce of killer instinct, in that fifth round, you don't come out and hug and shake hands. That s*** drives me crazy. You come out in that fifth round with a flying knee and try to finish the fight."

Makhachev was later quick to echo White's sentiments, stating: "Bro I don't understand. This is a fight, we don't have to hug each other every round. We're going to war. I respect all my opponents, but Ian respects too much. It's not something you have to play. This is fight, this is not game."

Despite suffering his second career defeat, Machado Garry was rather gracious following the loss. "Nothing surprised me. I have nothing but respect for Islam," he said. "I believed in my heart and in my soul I was better than him tonight; he won, I have no complaints, no excuses.

This was the best camp of my life. I love my wife, my little boy, I fight to make them happy. Im 28 years of age, I have a decade of domination in this sport. This man won today, thats okay. Im as f***ing bulletproof as I could be up here [mentally]. To all the fans that doubt me, Ill be back. I dont need any of you, so go f*** yourselves!

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