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WBA (Regular) lightweight champion Gervonta Davis is ready to face the biggest challenge of his career against his arch-rival Ryan Garcia. The two will finally meet inside the squared circle after almost 2 years of back and forth. However, ‘Tank’ has seemingly been a bit busy, as he visited Jon Jones’ training camp ahead of UFC 285.

The 35-year-old beat French fighter Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship in a dominant fashion, at UFC 285. Despite this, Davis was not able to witness ‘Bones’ reclaim another UFC championship after revealing UFC’s move that he disliked. He also revealed who he bet his money to win the fight.

Gervonta Davis slams UFC’s move and reveals his bet

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In a recent Tweet, the WBA champion came out and answered a fan who asked him what he thought about Jones’ performance. Davis then claimed that he had not watched the fight but bet on Jones to win via knockout. Moreover, he added that the reason why he skipped the event was that the UFC didn’t provide him with the tickets he wanted for this event. In addition, he also praised Jones and Cody Garbrandt for their performances at the event.

 

I didn’t watch it..but I bet on him for the knock out..the UFC try give me bullsh*t tickets and yu kno me..I’m cool but much love to Jones and Cody,” he wrote. Davis’ prediction would only come out half true as Jones did win the fight but through a submission instead of a KO. Moreover, the fans were also quick to react to ‘Tank’ slamming the UFC publically for not meeting his demands.

Fans react to Davis slamming the UFC after Jones vs Gane

A user named @mentilebunch stated that if Davis would have watched Jones’ career he would have bet on him to win via submission.

Another user named @24kthron1 asked Davis when he started watching the UFC heavyweight champion.

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A user named @BoxXNChamps claimed that Davis was probably offered good seats but not the best ones as they might have been sold out.

Moreover, a user named @bloke_poor also wanted to know what seats were offered to Davis before this fight.

Lastly, a user named @_maakaveli claimed that he approved Tank’s tweet.

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The fans were not shy to call out Davis for pointing it out to the UFC for not giving him the best seats in the house. However, this should not matter too much to ‘Tank’ who is looking to stay undefeated after April. Moreover, he could take a few pointers from Jones about the mental game of combat sports as he further looks to cement his legacy as one of the best boxers in the world.

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