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Ryan Garcia won't be bound by guidelines if he ever signs with Zuffa Boxing.
Garcia is scheduled to put his WBC welterweight title on the line against Zuffa Boxing's Conor Benn on Sept. 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While the particulars of the bout are unknown to Garcia, he believes it will be co-promoted. Furthermore, Garcia is certain that he will not be wearing Zuffa fight gear and claims he will never wear a Zuffa uniform even if he signs with the promotion.
Ryan Garcia explains why he would refuse Zuffa Boxing gear while praising Dana White's new promotion
Garcia explains that he likes to express himself by designing his own outfit and walkout music. He vows to never sign with Zuffa Boxing if they don't allow him to express himself the way he wants. However, Garcia complimented Dana White for the way he is building up Zuffa Boxing.
"Even if I ever signed with Zuffa, I will make sure that I never wear a Zuffa outfit," Garcia told Ariel Helwani. "I'm wearing my own outfits, doing my own thing. If you don't like it, then I'll never sign with you. At the end of the day, I love the whole ‘design your outfit, design your walkout.' I'm not about to be a robot. I don't care how much money you offer me. I just love the whole show of it and I feel like they should let certain fighters do that. I would like to express myself… I think Dana White's doing an amazing job with Zuffa so far... I like how they run the press conferences... I think it's better."
Zuffa Boxing is White's venture into the world of pugilism. The Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO wants to bring boxing under a centralized UFC-style model, but is facing fierce competition from traditional boxing promoters like Eddie Hearn.
