Arman Tsarukyan revealed that boxer Ryan Garcia has not paid him $40,000 after losing a bet during a stream. According to Tsarukyan, Garcia initially said he would count the money and bring it, then claimed he would transfer it to Tsarukyan's account and gave his word as a man that he would pay. However, five days have passed since the bet was settled, and Garcia has not even asked for Tsarukyan's card number to make the transfer. Tsarukyan shared this information during an interview with Adam Zubairaev, expressing frustration over the unpaid debt.
UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan has gone public with a claim that boxer Ryan Garcia owes him $40,000 from a lost bet — and has yet to pay up five days after the wager was settled.
Tsarukyan, the number-one ranked lightweight in the UFC at 23-3-0, shared the accusation during an interview with Adam Zubairaev. The 29-year-old Russian fighter, who trains out of American Top Team and stands five-foot-seven with a 72-inch reach, said Garcia initially promised to count out the money in cash and deliver it. Garcia then shifted his position, telling Tsarukyan he would transfer the funds electronically and gave his word as a man that he would do so. According to Tsarukyan, Garcia has not once reached out to ask for his banking details in order to complete the transfer.
The frustration was evident in Tsarukyan's account of events. A fighter who averages 3.85 significant strikes per minute with 50 percent accuracy and a strong grappling output of 3.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, Tsarukyan is no stranger to applying pressure — inside the cage and, apparently, outside of it.
Why it matters
- Tsarukyan holds the number-one contender ranking at lightweight, meaning his public profile makes this dispute immediately high-visibility.
- The accusation was made in a formal interview setting rather than on social media, lending it a degree of deliberateness.
- Garcia is a prominent boxing figure, and any conflict with a top UFC athlete draws attention across both combat sports audiences.
No response from Garcia's camp has been included in the available information, and the debt itself remains unpaid as of the date of Tsarukyan's interview.
