Earlier this month, UFC president Dana White told Yahoo’s Kevin Iole that he was close to a deal with undefeated WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (38-0, 30 KOs), which would make him the first signing under Zuffa Boxing. Garcia’s brother, Robert Garcia, later confirmed that talks had been made.
There is now a new twist to this story, as in a conversation with ESNews, the reigning WBC lightweight champion revealed that he’s also been approached by promoter Eddie Hearn about signing a promotional agreement.
“I honestly already have been speaking to Eddie Hearn,” Garcia said, “[I’d spoken to him about] a week before he made his announcement.