Previously WBC title holder in the first welterweight division Devin Haney, who professes Islam, said that Ryan had offended his religious feelings.
“Devin Haney is a stupid idiot. I never disrespected his religion. I want to make things clear right now. First of all, I would never allow myself to do this. Secondly, I can show the correspondence with him, where I wrote to him: “Merry Christmas.” He took it as disrespect. Did I know that Muslims don’t celebrate Christmas? I didn’t know!” said the American in an interview with The MMA Hour.
Garcia and Haney are expected to fight on April 20th.