"The promotion's debut in Doha featured Ian Machado Garry in its co-main event, a fight that saw the Irish welterweight earn a unanimous decision win over ex-champ Belal Muhammad. Also on hand in Doha was middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev, who happened to be cornering headliner Arman Tsarukyan. Managing any number of brash personalities is what fight promotions do, but Chimaev shoving Garry prior to the post-fight press conference was a little out of left field."
"I went up to Khamzat, I said, 'Hey champ, what's up? When are we gonna see you back?' He goes, 'I don't know, brother. Whenever. Smash.' I was like, 'Alright, cool. Sweet.' Slaps me on the back, I'm like, alright, cool. Security guy gets in front of us. We literally were just cool with each other, he's not gonna fight me - and then that childish energy comes out."
Ian Machado Garry won a unanimous decision over Belal Muhammad in the UFC Qatar co-main event. Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev was in Doha cornering Arman Tsarukyan. An initially cordial interaction between Garry and Chimaev escalated when a security member stepped between them and Chimaev shoved Garry. Garry reacted immediately, labeled the shove childish, and posted footage of the incident on social media. Garry addressed the altercation during his post-fight press conference, described the exchange in detail, and urged Chimaev to show respect and not detract from his friend's victory.
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