Ian Garry, a ranked UFC welterweight, talked about the reasons for the conflict with Khamzat Chimaev.
“I turned around and saw that a security officer had stood between us. And then I thought: 'Ha, why are you here?' Khamzat and I were having a friendly conversation, without any aggression. We were not going to fight, and I think that at that moment, due to the language barrier and misunderstanding, Khamzat misinterpreted the situation. He decided that I was going to fight him, and started swearing,” Garry's words are quoted by Sportskeeda.