Ryan Garcia faced off with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, just as the latter is busy promoting his Dirty Boxing Championship series.
Jones is co-owner, alongside Mike Perry and managers Malki and Abe Kawa, with the next event set for October 30 at Dirty Boxing 4 as Gable Steveson will headline against Billy Swanson. Jones, however, also expressed his desire to fight on the UFC White House card in June 2026 after ‘reversing’ his retirement following his decision to vacate the heavyweight belt in June, although Dana White is reluctant to put Bones on the card due to his unreliability.
In the meantime, Jones’ face off with Garcia has gotten fans wondering if Ryan is planning a crossover event. The following clip shows Ryan grabbing Jones before he backs away, as the pair exchanged some words. Garcia later on revealed he was caught off-guard, but said he would attend the event.
“Get off me” caught me off guard, can’t lie. It’s big smoke now, @jonnybones. I will see you real soon to continue this conversation… DIRTY BOXING OCTOBER 30TH,” Garcia said
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Ryan: “Jon, get over here. Nah, nah, I don’t need that handshake; I don’t need that handshake.”
Jones: “You know only boxing.”
“Get off me, get off me. You light, boy.”
Ryan: “That’s cool.”
Garcia also posted some training footage, showing off his hand speed, increasing speculation about a fight announcement. The video comes amid Garcia’s poor run of form. His last win was a stoppage against Oscar Duarte in 2023. Since then, Garcia has had a no-contest with Devin Haney after his majority decision win was overturned for failing VADA tests for Ostarine.
That resulted in a year ban after which Garcia suffered a shock loss to Rolando Romero in May. Ryan has been linked with the Romero rematch, the Haney rematch, as well as a fight with the WBC Welterweight Champion Mario Barrios. Oscar De La Hoya has confirmed that “talks” are underway for his fighter, as he would like him to face “one of the top champions.”
This never reached twitter but snap is back pic.twitter.com/SbZHu6h4H2
— RYAN GARCIA (@RyanGarcia) October 23, 2025
“Right now, I don’t know if Ryan is still going through rehab for his hand or shoulder. There are fight talks. I would want him to fight the very best, again. I would love to see him up there against one of the top champions, there’s no tune-ups here anymore, not at this level,” De La Hoya said