Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo Share an Intense Face Off Ahead of Exhibition Bout

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Conflict is brewing between the two fighters: Ryan Garcia and Rukiya Anpo now that they prepare for their exhibition fight at RIZIN’s Decade event on December 30. That tension was evident during the first press conference held in Los Angeles on Tuesday when things turned tense for a moment. Though the fire is common during Garcia’s press conferences, it was Anpo igniting the fire this time.

The Japanese kickboxer grabbed attention with a bold move: reciting some words for him to say to Garcia before tearing it up and throwing it at the former WBC interim lightweight champion. Here's some of the many things Rukiya Anpo said:

“We all know Ryan Garcia’s issues,” Anpo said as quoted by mmafighting.com. “Missing weight, alcohol, ... lack of professionalism, no sportsmanship, no respect. Yet he dares to call himself ‘King.’ On fight day I’ll show him the true code of bushido. We fight for honor and legacy. I’ll bring the real Japanese samurai spirit and show him exactly where he belongs".

Garcia tricked Anpo into practice punching by faking that he was going to punch him back and Anpo retaliated accordingly. This rivalry only makes the buzz surrounding the fight even more considerable. Watch the entire face-off below:

Garcia, 26, has fallen short of expectations recently, but remains one of the prominent boxing personalities on the ringside.
His majority decision win against Devin Haney in April have been changed to No Contest because of a failed test for Ostarine and he was banned for a year. His 1-year ban shall end in 2025. On the other hand, Rukiya the 29 year old former K-1 champion seems to be in a high spirit having given a show in his exhibition match against Manny Pacquiao in the month of July.

Just something about Rukiya and the way he fights suggests that he wants to send a message to Garcia for daring to step into his cage at this notable RIZIN event. The Dec. 30 bout is expected to be an explosive one, and both fighters agreed to the terms to put on a show. Audiences can only anticipate a breath-taking display of of boxing.

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