Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney full fight video highlights
Watch Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney full fight video highlights from the Haney vs. Garcia main event, courtesy of the DAZN and other outlets.
Haney vs. Garcia took place April 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. WBC super lightweight champion Haney (31-1, 15 KOs) faced off against Ryan Garcia (25-1, 20 KOs) in the night’s much-anticipated main event. The fight aired live on DAZN and PPV.com.
Catch Haney vs. Garcia video highlights below.
Round 1: The larger Garcia immediately takes center. Haney working to prevent the ring from being cut off. Garcia throwing big punches as Haney circles way. A left hand hurts Haney! Haney quick to clinch. Let’s see if he’s recovered. More power punches from Garcia. Haney in survival mode early. Another clinch and the pace has finally slowed. Haney resets and looks for his jab. Jab to the body by Haney. He rebounded nicely in the second half of the round, but what a start by Garcia.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Garcia.
Round 2: Haney first to the punch this time. He’s determined not to let Garcia set the tone this time. Quick punches up top by Haney. His jab is on the money. Glancing right hand by Haney. Garcia not throwing much, just waiting for the right time to let loose with a power shot. Right hand by Haney, then another. Garcia has tied Haney up a couple of times, but other than that not much shown by him this round.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 19-19.
Round 3: Overhand right by Haney scores. Garcia hunting with that left hand, but Haney is getting under it now. There’s a left from Haney that backs Garcia up. They grapple and Garcia complains of a low blow on the break. Lightning fast jab from Haney. Garcia is just missing now. Left hand from Haney causes a Garcia stumble and Garcia looks MAD. Haney in control.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 29-28 Haney.
Round 4: Haney’s feints have Garcia completely out of sorts. Haney with a body shot. That Haney jab is giving Garcia all kinds of problems. Left hand cracks Garcia. There’s a solid right by Garcia. Lots of clinching between these big moments. Haney jabs the body. Garcia circling and circling and circling. Another jab to the body from Haney.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 39-37 Haney.
Round 5: Haney ducking all of Garcia’s heavy combos. Crisp body shot by Haney. He’s content to jab away at the midsection until Garcia comes to him. Garcia walks right into a counter right. Haney is owning the center of the ring. He has his right hand cocked and Garcia is completely frozen. Jeers from the crowd. Haney goes for a haymaker right, but Garcia just ties him up. Left hook for Haney.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 49-46 Haney.
Round 6: Garcia showing signs of life. He lands about one good shot in the middle of a wild flurry, but that definitely woke the crowd up. Haney back on the prowl. Right hand for Haney. Jab from Haney as he corners Garcia. He starts to push and the referee warns him about a shot to Garcia’s back. Haney argues that Garcia is turning his back to him. More inactivity has the crowd booing again. Garcia springs off the ropes but can’t connect with much.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 59-55 Haney.
Round 7: Garcia hurling that left out there with no setup. And one lands! Garcia follows with a right and that is a knockdown! Whoa! Haney up, but he might still be on skates. Garcia pressures and Haney has to tie him up. Referee takes a point from Garcia for punching on the break. Wild sequence. Garcia lands again and Haney looks hurt, he drops to his knees but the referee says it’s not a knockdown. He’s stumbling around and Garcia pushes him down again. What. Is. Happening. Haney literally holding on for dear life with about a minute still to go. Garcia’s hands are down and he is just daring Haney to open up. Somehow, we’re going to the eighth. Breathe, everyone.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 9-8 Garcia. Overall, 67-64 Haney.
Round 8: Garcia right back on the attack. Haney is not cleanly avoiding these punches. Whatever Garcia is doing, it’s working. Clubbing right hands from Garcia. Haney punches the body as Garcia continues to almost turn himself completely away from him. Another Haney body shot lands. He’s back to chasing Garcia to the corner. Straight right to the body by Haney. Good right hands from Haney. Bounce-back round for the champion.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 77-73 Haney.
Round 9: No opening flurry from Garcia this round. It’s Haney immediately closing the distance. A Haney has Garcia ducking away. Left hand by Haney on the button. Garcia throwing almost nothing. Haney with a right hand. A pair of left hooks connect for Haney. Garcia finally lets his hands go with an uppercut and that got Haney’s attention. Garcia throwing heavy. Too little too late?
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Haney. Overall, 87-82 Haney.
Round 10: Haney beats Garcia to the punch again, but almost pays for it as Garcia fires back with power punches. Garcia doesn’t let up and he rocks Haney again. There’s another knockdown! What a truly bizarre fight. Back on the feet, we have more grabbing and holding from Haney. Referee warns both about excessive holding. Plenty of gamesmanship in this one. A hammer left hook from Garcia freezes Haney, but he manages to stay upright. Monster round for Garcia, who lands two more right hands. Body shots by Haney. No idea how the final rounds will play out.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-8 Garcia. Overall, 95-92 Haney.
Round 11: Garcia walking Haney down, he’s hungry for the finish. Haney backs him up and retakes control of the ring. Garcia scores with a right as he advances. He follows with a left hook and Haney ties him up. Right hand from Garcia. Another clean right for Garcia. Left hand puts Haney on his backside! He answers the count. Less than a minute left in this round. Haney being drawn into a sloppy exchange. Anything can happen now.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-8 Garcia. Overall, 103-102 Haney.
Round 12: Haney adventurous with his strikes, but this could be trouble for him. Finally, he goes back to his jab. Two minutes left. Garcia just misses with that left hook. Right hand for Garcia. Haney jabs. A Garcia jab! Haven’t seen much of that this fight. Garcia showboating in there, shaking his shoulders, daring Haney to attack. Haney jabs. Garcia sticking his tongue out like a lizard. I don’t know.
MMA Fighting scores the round, 10-9 Garcia. Overall, 112-112.
Official result: Ryan Garcia def. Devin Haney via majority decision (112-112, 114-110, 115-109)