Who is Richard Cullen? Explaining the controversy surrounding his involvement with UFC star Ian Garry and his wife Layla Anna-Lee

Richard Cullen, a renowned sports nutritionist, made headlines a few months ago because of his involvement with UFC star Ian Garry and his wife, Layla Anna-Lee. Cullen was brought into Ian Garry's camp by Anna-Lee in 2021. It has also been suggested that the sports nutritionist lives and travels with Garry's family.

However, most people don't know that Cullen is Layla Machado's ex-husband. The two got married back in 2014 and had a son, Lucas, shortly after. However, the two ended up separating.

After a failed marriage with Cullen, Anna-Lee started seeing Garry, and after dating for a few years, the two tied the knot in 2022. That said, it's safe to say that things seem to be pretty awkward from the outsider's perspective.

As a result, many in the MMA community have criticized the move as it is believed that Layla Machado's ex-husband was appointed as Garry's nutritionist because of her past relationship with him.

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Andrew Schulz sees another side of the rumors circulating about Ian Garry's wife and Richard Cullen

The rumors that Richard Cullen staying and traveling with Ian Garry's family spread like wildfire in the MMA community. In the days that followed, it became a topic of much discussion and trolling on social media.

However, stand-up comedian and podcaster Andrew Schulz, who is also an MMA fan, explored a completely different angle of the story involving Layla Machado's ex-husband. In one of his podcast episodes, Schulz said that if the rumors are true, then Cullen living with Garry's family is testimony to the UFC fighter's confidence. He said:

"This is the confidence you have when you can murder people. Like when you, with your bare hands, can murder anybody, you'll be like, 'Yo, bring your exes around.' You know what I'm saying? Like, that's a confidence that we don't have."

He added:

"We're like, 'I might have to fight this guy.' He might be nice but when you can murder people with your bare hands, you'll be like, 'Yo, bring all your exes to dinner!'"

Watch Schulz make the statement below (3:45):

The controversy around Ian Garry and his wife has cooled down after a few weeks. However, it seems that it will become a topic of discussion once again as he prepares to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310 this weekend.