Conor McGregor’s immediate reaction to Ryan Garcia’s fight with Gervonta “Tank” Davis was supportive: he said he wanted to see the matchup again and called Garcia “the future,” while asking for a rematch without a rehydration clause. McGregor also repeated that Tank was already “1-0” on Garcia and that he respected both fighters.

What he seemed to think

McGregor’s main point was that the fight was competitive enough to justify running it back, even though Davis won by body shot knockout. He framed Garcia as a young star with a big future, rather than writing him off after the loss.

Extra context

Later, McGregor turned sharply more critical of Garcia when Garcia’s failed drug-test reports surfaced in 2024, but that was a separate reaction from his original post-fight view. So on the fight itself, McGregor’s take was basically: Tank won, but he still wants a rematch because the story isn’t over.

TL;DR

McGregor thought Tank beat Garcia cleanly, but he still wanted to see a rematch and believed Garcia could become a major name in boxing.