Morning Report | Arman Tsarukyan reveals Ryan Garcia welched on $40K bet, Garcia calls out Tsarukyan for boxing match

TL;DR

Arman Tsarukyan claims Ryan Garcia is backing out of a $40,000 bet after failing to drop a teammate with a body shot. Garcia, however, has called out Tsarukyan for a boxing match.

Key points

Arman Tsarukyan claims Ryan Garcia is welching on a bet.
The bet was for $40,000 regarding a body shot challenge.
Garcia failed to drop a teammate and tapped out.
Garcia later called out Tsarukyan for a boxing match.

Arman TsarukyanRyan Garcia

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 22: Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia poses for a photo with middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev after his victory against Dan Hooker of New Zealand in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at ABHA Arena on November 22, 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Arman Tsarukyan and Ryan Garcia are beefing over a bet.

Earlier this month, Tsarukyan and Garcia were palling around on Garcia’s Kick stream when Tsarukyan bet Garcia $40,000 that the boxing star couldn’t drop someone from Tsarukyan’s team with a body shot. After reluctantly agreeing, Garcia failed to drop Tsarukyan’s teammate, tapping out after just a few attempts, and sparring instead.

But now, Tsarukyan says Garcia is welching on the bet.

Speaking on Adam Zubayraev’s YouTube channel on Thursday, Tsarukyan said that though Garcia acted like he would pay up the wager, he has yet to do so.

“Brother, he hasn’t paid up,” Tsarukyan said. “Now, Khamzat [Chimaev] and I are going to go talk to Ryan Garcia — $40,000. … No, he didn’t [pay]. There was a lot there. ‘We’ll count it now and bring it over.’ They counted it and never brought it. ‘We’ll send it to your account.’ …

“He said, ‘I give you my word as a man, I’ll send it to you.’ Five days have passed, and he hasn’t even texted, asking for [the] card number.”

Never one to stay quiet, Garcia responded via social media in a series of since-deleted posts (h/t Championship Rounds), first refusing to pay Tsarukyan before offering to fight instead.