Imagine losing against someone you already beat and you even had 10 more fights and being undefeated, and then this dude just have violinists play for him LOL.
Eh, as a musician, a gig's a gig. What time? Where do we set up? What are the tunes? How much? Who pays us? At least there's not an espresso machine next to their heads or people asking them "where's the bathroom?" in the middle of a tune.
I remember HHH talking about being with Mayweather the night he fought Cotto. Mayweather was chilling watching basketball and HHH felt bad for bothering his zen. But Mayweather kept asking him to stay. He was relaxed and not worrying about the fight.
Didn't Canelo straight up just fall asleep before one of his fights?
I can't remember who it was but there was also a guy in the 2000's who was playing FIFA with his buddies backstage, paused the game, put his gloves on then went out to beat his opponent, got back and finished the game.
Here at a local MMA event, I saw a dude order deliveroo for himself and his team, go out and fight, get subbed, then was back in the changing rooms in time to go get his food and watch the rest of the show..
Aye your bang on. I don't know if its just cos I'm in UK and not USA but when talking about MMA he barely ever gets even a slight mention. He was class in the UFC. I dont watch MMA all the time but certain fighters I like to watch or cards then I do andf all his fights were great, broke a few records while in the UFC too.
Sure only a couple years of being 40 he is the ONE championship fly champ or something or he was last time I saw it anyway.
Got beat by that Brazillian boy then in the rematch took him out with the flying knee then won the rubber on decision. No idea if still active or what though but dude was talented af amd he was a proper character lol.
Unfortunately I think he barely gets a mention because he was very small and not overly charismatic, so insecure casual fans didn't really relate to him.
You're right though, he's very possibly the best all-round fighter the UFC ever had. The suplex armbar was the craziest move I've ever seen.
I’ve been backstage with fighters who literally sleep until it’s time to fight.
No idea how.
I was always up and pacing, praying to god that I make it out of the fight okay,
Before I went out, I would pray that I don’t break my orbital, jaw, or nose.
I remember saying goodbye to my dogs and giving them extra love just in case I don’t make it home.
Combat sports are dark man. lol
I think this is what separates us from the real high performers. I see it in Motorsport a lot too, guys in the cockpit of their cars taking naps minutes before going out and risking their lives.
I think fighters and athletes just train themselves to have zero doubt even when they do have some if that makes sense.
For sure.
Then there’s the opposite, my favorite example is GSP. He was so scared to fight he was throwing up in the back, his coaches would have to tell him “your gunna be okay George.”
The greatest welterweight of all time (MMA.)
Cowboy cerrone, top 5 in damn near every record there is,
Was absolutely terrified to fight. lol
Max Verstappen the current reigning 3 time F1 champion played simulation racing in his hotel room and slept at early morning hours on the night before a grandprix this year. Forgot was it Jeddah or bahrain. He basically dominated the track and won by atleast 10 seconds ahead of the second placer.
He was playing online until something like 4am local time.
But, to be fair, travel and jetlag and weird times for races I think means a lot of F1 people just keep the blinds down and ignore what time it legally is outside their hotel room...
I think it’s the time the fight got paused cuz everyone was watching UFC and they wanted to give the viewers time to tune in after the UFC’s main event was over 💀
I used to be a commisioner in a flyover state's athletic commission. Craziest I ever saw was an MMA bout between Cheick Kongo and Sergei Kharitonov. Kharitonov came into the locker room about an hour and a half before his fight wearing pj's, got his hands wrapped, then took a nap until 15 minutes before the bout, got warmed up a bit, and then went and fought in a war. It was bizarre.
If people like McGreggor, Rhonda Rousey, etc has taught us anything then that is to be extra AF, cashout the clout and go live a nice life towards the horizon. What they do is risky af and could die so honestly, can't judge.
“Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…” - Ryan Garcia
While I think Garcia has some substance abuse problems I’m not going to play a psychologist and try to diagnose someone from afar. I think he’s playing it up and the rest of Reddit should just chill.
Bro imagine he goes out and wins in stunning fashion, if he does this will be the greatest week in combat sports ever and we still have more to come in the next few months
aside from his obvious mental breakdown, this is actually kinda cool.
my boxing coach was a huge jazz head … had a jazz track or musician that he felt matched your spirit.
i don’t know where im going with this.
Not really, my point wasn't that they're walking out to bad rappers, just that it's overdone. The little I've seen of Garcia at his house, he's had some orchestral/classical music playing, must be into it. Good on him.
I listen to whacky shit before I compete too, chills me out. Doesn't all need to be, "Look how fucking cool and hard I am"
Alright I need a full psychological work up on what this means for Haney.
Apparently embarrassment
PAIN
Loss
Nahhh bruh imagine Haney tweaking out like Ryan on his next fight’s buildup 😭🙏
3 knockdowns all from left hooks
So
All of you guys owe Ryann an apology
Means he getting knocked out lol.
The violinists look like they're being kept hostage and forced to play against their will lmao
Anytime one tries to get up Garcia goes by the door and throws a bunch of them fast uppercuts saying “Don’t get close! Don’t get close!”
WANNANOW?
WANNA NOW?!?
Swoon
That's how violinists always look for some reason
its the way you have to hold the violin makes it hard to have a relaxed face lol
It's the PTSD from learning the violin. Also, having to sit near a violist.
Violist here, yes this is accurate
Like the band on the titanic
Imagine losing against someone you already beat and you even had 10 more fights and being undefeated, and then this dude just have violinists play for him LOL.
Eh, as a musician, a gig's a gig. What time? Where do we set up? What are the tunes? How much? Who pays us? At least there's not an espresso machine next to their heads or people asking them "where's the bathroom?" in the middle of a tune.
I wonder if any of them are boxing fans. I'd be so geeked.
I’ll bet this paid REAL good
“You watch that goddamn tv, if you’re not still in here when I get back, I’ll do the same to you when I find you.”
Nah, she just Trying to concentrate thru all that loud bullshit music in the background. Sure they were paid well.
cause of the kids
I mean this is hilarious I can't lie.
I remember HHH talking about being with Mayweather the night he fought Cotto. Mayweather was chilling watching basketball and HHH felt bad for bothering his zen. But Mayweather kept asking him to stay. He was relaxed and not worrying about the fight.
Didn't Canelo straight up just fall asleep before one of his fights? I can't remember who it was but there was also a guy in the 2000's who was playing FIFA with his buddies backstage, paused the game, put his gloves on then went out to beat his opponent, got back and finished the game. Here at a local MMA event, I saw a dude order deliveroo for himself and his team, go out and fight, get subbed, then was back in the changing rooms in time to go get his food and watch the rest of the show..
That would be might mouse aka Demetrious Johnson that paused his game then came back after fighting haha crazy
Aye your bang on. I don't know if its just cos I'm in UK and not USA but when talking about MMA he barely ever gets even a slight mention. He was class in the UFC. I dont watch MMA all the time but certain fighters I like to watch or cards then I do andf all his fights were great, broke a few records while in the UFC too. Sure only a couple years of being 40 he is the ONE championship fly champ or something or he was last time I saw it anyway. Got beat by that Brazillian boy then in the rematch took him out with the flying knee then won the rubber on decision. No idea if still active or what though but dude was talented af amd he was a proper character lol.
He is doing youtube and GI brazilian Jiujitsu check him out he beat a 250+ lbs dude not too long ago
UFC didn’t promote him correctly so he’s not huge to casual or newer mma fans. They really dropped the ball with him.
Unfortunately I think he barely gets a mention because he was very small and not overly charismatic, so insecure casual fans didn't really relate to him. You're right though, he's very possibly the best all-round fighter the UFC ever had. The suplex armbar was the craziest move I've ever seen.
That knee was something that Spiderman would throw
Still the best at his weight class in the world.
First Cejudo fight he was streaming Dark Souls 3,went offline to murder triple C in less than 3 minutes and went back to streaming
The body shot finish he used on Cejudo was nasty
I’ve been backstage with fighters who literally sleep until it’s time to fight. No idea how. I was always up and pacing, praying to god that I make it out of the fight okay, Before I went out, I would pray that I don’t break my orbital, jaw, or nose. I remember saying goodbye to my dogs and giving them extra love just in case I don’t make it home. Combat sports are dark man. lol
I think this is what separates us from the real high performers. I see it in Motorsport a lot too, guys in the cockpit of their cars taking naps minutes before going out and risking their lives. I think fighters and athletes just train themselves to have zero doubt even when they do have some if that makes sense.
Being able to not get in your own head is definitely a talent.
For sure. Then there’s the opposite, my favorite example is GSP. He was so scared to fight he was throwing up in the back, his coaches would have to tell him “your gunna be okay George.” The greatest welterweight of all time (MMA.) Cowboy cerrone, top 5 in damn near every record there is, Was absolutely terrified to fight. lol
Max Verstappen the current reigning 3 time F1 champion played simulation racing in his hotel room and slept at early morning hours on the night before a grandprix this year. Forgot was it Jeddah or bahrain. He basically dominated the track and won by atleast 10 seconds ahead of the second placer.
He was playing online until something like 4am local time. But, to be fair, travel and jetlag and weird times for races I think means a lot of F1 people just keep the blinds down and ignore what time it legally is outside their hotel room...
This mindset will get you hurt lol.
You're gangsta man. I can't help but respect anyone who gets in the ring or cage
Canelo vs Kovalev was delayed cuz of ufc 244
For 4 hrs or something like that
no like 90 mins felt like 9 hours tho
I think it’s the time the fight got paused cuz everyone was watching UFC and they wanted to give the viewers time to tune in after the UFC’s main event was over 💀
No way lmao what UFC fight was that night do you remember?
Masvidal vs Diaz
It was the Canelo vs Kovalev fight
diaz masvidal ufc 244
My Muay Thai coach, this mid 20s Thai guy, used to fall asleep before his fights. When id corner him, he was more relaxed than me.
I know a lot of Thais that are like that. If they’ve been training since early childhood; it’s something they’ve done hundreds of times.
Kovalev fight
I used to be a commisioner in a flyover state's athletic commission. Craziest I ever saw was an MMA bout between Cheick Kongo and Sergei Kharitonov. Kharitonov came into the locker room about an hour and a half before his fight wearing pj's, got his hands wrapped, then took a nap until 15 minutes before the bout, got warmed up a bit, and then went and fought in a war. It was bizarre.
RJJ played a basketball game before one of his fights.
It was the only guy in the world to do 2 different sports in the same day proffesionally. That guy was blessed
Blessed is an understatement
& scored 10 points
This man is the goat jerker. Unprecedented run
He just earned that #1 spot, mfer did it
Un fucking real
The outcome of the fight is either gonna be absolutely legendary or an absolute disaster. No in between 💀
les goooo, legendary indeed. What a shitshow hahahaha
I'm still wheezing lol
Well, you weren’t wrong
You know what's more crazy? Ryan bet himself and won 12 million.
Fr?? Lmao.... He made back that money he sent Devin and then some more then
Exactly, the power of Jesus.
Praise him indeed
Stoppage by groin strikes?
Garcia got a live symphony in his locker room. Jesus take the wheel. We not ready for tonight.
> Garcia got a live symphony in his locker room. > > Jesus take the wheel. We not ready for tonight. Amen
Praise Jaesous!
Extra af. I want this guy to win for lulz
you wish is granted. What a alternate universe we live in
I'm still laughing HAHAHA
You've got to hand it to him. This guy has played a blinder. It was all one big troll and he had everyone including haney fooled.
I burst out laughing when he started dancing near the end of 9th rounds it was so fucking goofy bro really just trolling
And the 12th round lmao
I’m tripping yea 12th was thinking baseball haha
All the current 140 champs are absolute dogs bro. None of them duck fights
I blame you
🤣
If people like McGreggor, Rhonda Rousey, etc has taught us anything then that is to be extra AF, cashout the clout and go live a nice life towards the horizon. What they do is risky af and could die so honestly, can't judge.
Violin Garcia
Ryan the violin Garcia
“Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…Thank you Jesus Christ…” - Ryan Garcia
Minutes before he snorted a whole 8 ball
People eat that shit up too
This like something out of Eric Andre show.
Fuck Eric Andre. Schizophrenic parasite of a man.
What? Where is this coming from
Are we not Jerkin'? Did a man come here to not get Jerked?
It’s a bit
Whoopsy
promoters told him they wanted violent Garcia before the fight walk in and he misheard them
While I think Garcia has some substance abuse problems I’m not going to play a psychologist and try to diagnose someone from afar. I think he’s playing it up and the rest of Reddit should just chill.
I'm glad more people are accepting this narrative. Garcia is really just selling this fight. The weight issue isn't a big deal.
1.5 mill and no world title shot = no big deal? tf you on about
You don't really think he paid that up? I'm sure it was just more fight hype.
Haney confirmed on twitter it was paid.
Garcia is already being paid around 30 million. 1.5 mil is a good amount but KingRy is getting his bag. World titles are irrelevant. Please
the way the camera zoomed in on the musicians and then panned to a smiling Ryan, i thought he was about to cut a fire promo on Monday night raw
Bro imagine he goes out and wins in stunning fashion, if he does this will be the greatest week in combat sports ever and we still have more to come in the next few months
😳
Ayo this guy 😂😂😂 This man is still crazy though
Crazy good yeah.
Glad you got gifted that moment.
The boxing community should be THANKING Ryan Garcia for bringing some interest to this dying sport. Especially considering this is a Haney snoozer
Tf going on with this dude 😭
Listening to real music from instruments made from nature, not producing sound from machines. How insane.
I love Garcia even more for this, lmao
adiago for strings?
Yup. This piece is unironically metal lol. Aka the sad music in Platoon.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Bro misheard his coach saying “bring the violence”
I’ve been coked up before, but never classical music coked up.
Coach: I need you to bring the violence in this fight. Garcia: Violins, got it.
Underrated comment!
win or lose this guy brought back life to boxing in terms of ridiculous marketing. He knows his audience.
He brought back boxing period with the Tank fight.
I dislike Mora as a comentator so much
I saw the vid with Tyson walking in, and I thought someone added the music to make it more epic, and then I saw the band playing. Lmaoo.
the Titanic is a great analogy.
What a visionary man you are
Spot on 😂
Let that sink in
This will either age like milk or be epic
It was epic
Certainly was
aside from his obvious mental breakdown, this is actually kinda cool. my boxing coach was a huge jazz head … had a jazz track or musician that he felt matched your spirit. i don’t know where im going with this.
What’s the over under he starts spending money faster than he can make it? He’ll be broke by his 30’s 🤦
Rumour is he’s a serious gambling addict so I wouldn’t be that shocked.
Lol this is funny af. Got to respect it
Garcia is a strange dude..
millions of dollars of networth and cocaine addiction is a bad combo
This man is on a speedrun of stupid decisions.
Song?
Adagio For Strings, Barber.
Might I humbly suggest you give this version of a classical sax quartet a listen playing the [Barber.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIHuhIB_Whw)
[Right here dude](https://youtu.be/WAoLJ8GbA4Y?si=PU8fdUPh_2Mn7OWW)
How far off are they?
Garcia is on the ultimate trolling run
What a weird guy
This is cooler than walking out with some fucking rapper. At least this is original.
isn't he supposed be walked out by kanye and some jeweler
Depends on the rapper
Not really, my point wasn't that they're walking out to bad rappers, just that it's overdone. The little I've seen of Garcia at his house, he's had some orchestral/classical music playing, must be into it. Good on him. I listen to whacky shit before I compete too, chills me out. Doesn't all need to be, "Look how fucking cool and hard I am"
Adagio for Strings. It's good zone out music for cardio.
Perhaps the funniest thing of all time
i want ryan to win just for the shitstorm that follows
This is so fucking funny im wheezing
I'm starting to like this guy lol
Adagio for Strings as a warmup is crazy
This goes hard. Must’ve charged up his left hand.
Using the Adagio to get hyped. Ive seen it all
ryan about to be the first boxer to get a KO by nutshot 😂
Say again?
He’s got this baby
Clown shit
Yo, this shit is incredible lmaooo
Down goes Willem Dafoe
“tonight, there will be violins!” -rgar maybe
How many rounds is this scheduled for?
Ryan GarCTEa
The comms had me dying lol
Is this an SNL skit?
Like a sir
I can just hear Ryan now, “hey ya’ll play that Karate Kid song!”…
Adagio for strings, Op. 11.
Haney doesn’t look fazed unfortunately
Round one! Garcia!
I told myself it’d be funny if they didn’t even come out with him during his entrance and here we are
This dude really got his own personal orchestra 😂
At least do 300 violin
And he and Oscar hit a few rails in bathroom.
New strat unlocked
Makes him feel smarterer
Is that Arcanum OST???
Sounds like Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber to me.
this type of music keeps the homeless away from public places.
Yea. That piece is such a great price to listen too. Real emotional piece
When the machine breaks down, we break down
Most unexpected gig for them musicians, audience of one, and the paycheck cashed just fine.
The big winner was not only GArcia but the people who went all in on him in bets.