Alexei Pergande accuses Ian Garry of lying

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A social media clash erupted after PFL featherweight Alexei Pergande posted a training video in which he took Ian Garry down; the clip went viral and Garry subsequently unfollowed Pergande on Instagram. Garry said Pergande filmed the session without permission and kept filming after being asked to stop, while Pergande denies those claims, saying his fiancée filmed openly next to Garry's wife and training partner Chris Curtis and that no one asked him to stop. The dispute is unresolved and could be a distraction as Garry prepares to fight Islam Makhachev for the welterweight title at UFC330 on Aug. 15.

The fighters publicly dispute whether a sparring session was filmed with consent.