Devin Haney weighs in on doable Garcia vs. O’Malley strive towards, makes prediction for Joshua vs. Ngannou
Devin Haney has watched his upcoming opponent, Ryan Garcia, categorical hobby in a UFC strive towards with Sean O’Malley. However when asked if Garcia would ever agree with of venture within the octagon with O’Malley, Haney’s acknowledge changed into once snappy and apt.
“Fno,” Haney talked about on The MMA Hour.
Haney and Garcia meet within the boxing ring on April 20 in a highly anticipated matchup on the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
While Haney confidently picked O’Malley in an MMA strive towards, he would grab Garcia with the identical self belief in a strive towards towards the UFC bantamweight champion within the squared circle.
“Sean is MMA, that’s the build he’d dominate,” Haney talked about. “Ryan is boxing, he’d dominate in boxing.”
Haney changed into once additionally asked about his opponent’s social media beef with O’Malley and why boxing pundits may also specialize in Garcia’s eyes may also fair no longer be on the prize.
The undefeated 25-year-worn doesn’t care which model reveals of Garcia up in April, but he does quiz the excellent Garcia to step into the ring with him.
“If he’s fup mentally, he’s fup mentally,” Haney talked about of Garcia. “If he’s taking part in thoughts games, solutions, antics … you’ve bought to have in mind this guy’s an actor, a TikToker. He’s a YouTuber, I don’t desire him serious.”
The inquire changed into once additionally asked to Haney about an on-the-books MMA vs. boxing matchup, with worn UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou taking over Anthony Joshua March 8 in Saudi Arabia.
Haney admits he, perchance, didn’t give Ngannou ample credit ranking heading into his boxing debut towards Tyson Fury, the build Fury squeaked out a resolution victory. This time spherical, Haney is giving Ngannou his fair admire. He peaceable doesn’t specialize within the PFL fighter will grab, but additionally obtained’t be greatly surprised irrespective of what happens.
“The heavyweight division is correct varied,” Haney talked about. “[Ngannou] is a freak. [He dropped Fury with] one punch.
“I specialize in he has that neutralizer, I specialize in he’s very solid, he’s literally a freak. That it’s probably you’ll well also’t rely him out. However I scheme specialize in A.J. is going to know, sure, but [Ngannou] is correct no longer any person that it’s probably you’ll well rely out.”
