Undefeated boxer Ryan Garcia got the MMA world’s attention when he went on a brief exchange with Henry Cejudo via TMZ. During a recent interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the 21-year-old explained how their rift began.
“The only time I’ve seen him was the fight that he had [against Dominick Cruz], when the UFC came back,” Garcia said (transcript by BJPenn.com). “I actually liked his hands a little bit. I wrote him a message. I was like ‘hey man, you’re pretty good, don’t retire, just keep going.’
“I ended up tweeting that and he ended up going crazy.