Michael Morales: Ian Machado Garry can 'suck it'

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Michael Morales didn't take too kindly to Ian Machado Garry's suggestion.

Machado Garry (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), who challenges Islam Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) for the welterweight championship in the UFC 330 headliner Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, beat Morales and Carlos Prates in the title race.

Instead, Machado Garry claimed Morales (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) should move up a division.

"If I was Michael Morales, you know what my advice would be to him? Go up to 185," Machado Garry said on "The Ariel Helwani Show." "Because you're young, you're big, you're somewhat talented. There is a lack of stars up there in the sport, and I think he could do very well there. But if he wants to stay at 170, I'll punch a hole in his head at some point."

Morales remained unbeaten when he finished top contender Sean Brady by first-round TKO at UFC 322 this past November. He fired back at Machado Garry's suggestion.

"I just want to say one thing to Ian Garry: 'Suck it,'" Morales responded on his Instagram story (h/t Dovy).

Michael Morlaes responds to Ian Garry saying he should move up to 185lbs

“I want to say 1 thing to Ian Garry, suck it”

“I'm not moving from 170lb” pic.twitter.com/ED1oAPhtAI

— Dovy (@DovySimuMMA) June 23, 2026

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Michael Morales to Ian Machado Garry: 'Suck it'

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