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An anticipated rematch between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia is almost a done deal. This comes after Haney officially dropped his lawsuit against Garcia from their first meeting.
Remember, the two stars collided in April 2024 in one of the biggest boxing matches of the year. Despite being an underdog, Garcia stunned Haney with multiple knockdowns en route to a majority decision win. It was a huge upset and a performance that solidified Garcia’s status within the sport.
Unfortunately, Garcia would go on to fail pre and post-fight drug tests. As a result, Garcia had his victory overturned to a no contest and was suspended from boxing for one year. Haney, who was undefeated entering his clash with Garcia, took things one step further and filed a lawsuit against “King Ry” for alleged battery, fraud, and unjust enrichment.
Luckily for boxing fans, a Monday report has revealed that Haney has dropped his case against Garcia. In exchange, Garcia has agreed to VADA drug testing for a potential rematch, which is all Haney needs to sign the dotted line. The writing appears to be on the wall.
See below:
A very reliable source told me that Devin Haney has officially dropped his lawsuit against Ryan Garcia IF he agrees to do VADA. Garcia has agreed to do VADA and the rematch is on! #boxing
— Cynthia Conte (@cynthia_conte) January 13, 2025
“A very reliable source told me that Devin Haney has officially dropped his lawsuit against Ryan Garcia IF he agrees to do VADA. Garcia has agreed to do VADA and the rematch is on!”
Haney also took took to social media to indicate the rematch is in the works. Check it out below:
I guess he’s not a duck.. he’s a goose. See u soon bucko!
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) January 13, 2025
“I guess he’s not a duck.. he’s a goose. See u soon bucko!”
Insomnia
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Arman Tsarukyan will be all business after his UFC 311 lightweight title shot.
Arman Tsarukyan said that after he wins the belt, he’ll fight ONLY for money:
“After I win the title, the sport thing is done. It’s gonna be just business… After this fight, when I’m the champion, I’m gonna only think about money fights.”
@pound4poundshow ▫️ pic.twitter.com/ve7FVBzj0e
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) January 13, 2025
Are we believing Tyson Fury’s recent retirement?
Bye bye Bellator MMA!
Bellator, as we know it, is no more. You will not see any more Bellator events. Also, there are some changes being made to the structure of PFL.
Here’s what we know so far ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/HYp5IkzLJi
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 13, 2025
Corey Anderson was not happy about the Bellator news.
Imagine being the champion of an organization chilling on the couch and your wife walks in and tells you “did you see this? Bellator is dead now?”… and all you can do is shrug your shoulders in confusion…. CUZ you still haven’t heard a thing. Lol
Yeaaaah, that was me.— Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) January 13, 2025
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Is Justin Gaethje making the right move with a return fight against Dan Hooker?
Anyone taking these odds of Paddy Pimblett becoming UFC champion in 2025?
Pretty rough hearing Dominick Cruz discuss his impending retirement.
“The body just isn’t the same anymore… I think if I just keep going and going, I could end up in space where I can’t lift my arm.”
Dominick Cruz on what lead him to decide his upcoming fight will be his retirement fight. pic.twitter.com/faZcQpy51u
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 13, 2025
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Good luck, Merab…
These are wild odds!
UFC 311 may end up happening in Las Vegas after all.
Dana White told Adin Ross on Saturday if they can’t hold #UFC311 at the Intuit Dome, the plan would be to move it to Vegas:
Dana White: Well, if the fire gets bad we’re coming to Vegas.
Adin Ross: You’re doing the card in Vegas?
Dana White. Yeah, we’ll move it to Vegas if it… pic.twitter.com/Xr3qKe0eUj
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) January 13, 2025
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Here’s some wild grappling exchanges from the first matchup between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan:
This is worth a replay from last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 101 card. Knockout of the Year when it’s all said and done?
Random Land
Someone is getting smacked!
Sleep well Maniacs! We’ll be back for more tomorrow night.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
