Overview
- On a Kick livestream, Arman Tsarukyan wagered $40,000 that Ryan Garcia could not drop his teammate with a body shot, Garcia failed, handed over cash on camera, then his team took it back to count and never sent the money.
- Tsarukyan went public saying the payment never arrived and said he would “talk to” Garcia with UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev, pressing the claim that Garcia gave his word to wire the funds.
- Garcia refused to pay and instead proposed a boxing challenge, offering $100,000 if Tsarukyan could last eight rounds, and he argued he was misled because the body-shot target was a professional fighter.
- Tsarukyan countered with a $1,000,000 offer if Garcia could survive one MMA round, and a later phone call captured them outlining a sparring plan of eight rounds in 14‑ounce gloves with elbows allowed and headgear for Garcia.
- The dispute remains unresolved with no confirmed payment or contract, and any cross-discipline bout could face logistical or UFC approval hurdles as both men keep the feud alive on social platforms.