Sean O’Malley vs Ryan Garcia has been an ongoing discussion for some time now. On numerous occasions, the current UFC Bantamweight Champion has expressed his interest in fighting Ryan Garcia inside the boxing ring. But the Golden Boy has something else in mind.
We have seen MMA fighters who have tried their hands at boxing. However, no top-ranked boxer has stepped inside the UFC Octagon against elite fighters (GWOAT Claressa Shields stands as an exception in this case). And Garcia is planning on doing just that.
Ryan Garcia on Sean O’Malley: I’ll beat his ass in MMA, guaranteed.
Garcia’s message to Dana White:
Dana hit me back, I’m trying to beat Sean O’Malley’s ass. #TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/r9T0vXcOIK
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) February 26, 2024
In a recent interview, Garcia shared his thoughts on how a potential MMA fight with Sean O’Malley would play out. Subsequently, he also explored the possibility of entering the UFC cage if O’Malley wins against Chito Vera next month at UFC 299.
“I am a natural. You don’t understand. I am a natural, just beat my security, that’s a wrestler. I beat him, I am strong, and I got crazy conditioning.”
“That’s already been done. I know I’ma knock him out in boxing. That’s not even fair. What’s fair is to test myself in MMA, because I know if I put my mind to it and if I train every day and I have Nate (Diaz) helping me, even Alex Pereira, all of them. And I am really locked in, he will not beat me. I will come with everything I have, and I will destroy Sean O’Malley in the UFC.” Ryan Garcia said to Ariel Helwani of The MMA Hour.
I’d fight Sean O’Malley in the UFC that’s it but Dana you’d have to cut me that real check.
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) February 25, 2024
Dana White finally listens to Ryan Garcia
Ryan Garcia also pointed out how Dana White has yet to respond to his texts during the interview, only to reveal several hours later on X that he finally got a text back from the UFC CEO.
“I have already sent text messages to Dana; I have already got people that are connected to Dana to ask him, ‘Let’s do this.’ I will come to the UFC, pay me a bag, I am there. I am down to do it.” Garcia said.
Dana Hit me back for real https://t.co/AfPaNAdWyo
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) February 26, 2024
Ryan Garcia will take on Devin Haney in his next professional bout, which takes place inside Barclays in New York on April 20 with no rematch clause involved in the contract. Moreover, Garcia has claimed he will make more than what he made in the Davis fight. The 25-year-old boxer took home a whopping #30 million for fighting Gervonta Davis.
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Sean O’Malley did not waste any time in responding to Ryan Garcia. “Buddy, I would kill you within minutes. It’s not even realistic. It’s crazy how stupid and delusional that is.” O’Malley said in the latest video on his YouTube Channel.
Watch the segment here.
Sean O’Malley responds to Ryan Garcia challenging him to an MMA fight:
“Brother, I would kill you within minutes.
I could take him down and choke him, but I would kick him in the f***ing body, I would kick his little sticks. I would do whatever the f*** I wanted.
I could box… pic.twitter.com/GvnO4eOvaS
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 26, 2024