Garcia's Cease-And-Desist Threat To Haney

Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney are at it again, and this time legal threats are involved.

The latest exchange began when Garcia insisted he has been enrolled in year-round drug testing and accused both Haney and Shakur Stevenson of unfairly continuing to raise the subject. Garcia tested positive for ostarine ahead of their April 2024 fight, a result that has followed him through every subsequent public appearance.

Haney was not persuaded. He responded on X by pointing to his own record as a multi-year WBC champion: I was a WBC champion for years never been tested once.

Garcia fired back immediately and brought the temperature up considerably.

"Again you are an idiot, and now you are pissing me off. I just got tested yesterday. Either you shut the f--- up or Ima do a Haney and send a cease and desist letter,” Garcia

The cease-and-desist reference was deliberate. Bill Haney sent one to Garcia's camp during a previous phase of their feud, and Garcia turning it into a punchline — "do a Haney" — was a direct shot at the family's legal tactics. Haney's response was not diplomatic: "Cheater cheater PED USER!" he posted.

What is also evident is that neither man is close to dropping it. Garcia's threat — framed sarcastically but directed at a real behaviour — suggests he believes Haney's public comments cross a legal line. Whether a cease-and-desist actually materialises or whether it was rhetorical ammunition is unclear. Given that Bill Haney previously employed exactly that tactic, Garcia using it back as a threat carries a specific irony that both men are aware of.