Leonard Garcia scratched from UFC 144 tilt with Tiequan Zhang
The UFC’s upcoming return to Japan has undergone another minor change after featherweight Leonard Garcia was forced to pull out of a scheduled bout with Tiequan Zhang due to an undisclosed injury. The speed-bump is the second the card has dealt with in the past few days with George Sotiropoulos having to withdraw from a fight against Takanori Gomi for health-related reasons as well. News of Garcia’s... [Read More...]
Nam Phan gets second shot at Leonard Garcia at UFC 136
It appears Ultimate Fighter 12 alumnus Nam Phan will finally receive an opportunity to right the wrong that occurred December 4, 2010 when Leonard Garcia was awarded a controversial Split Decision win even though the overwhelming opinion from viewers, including Dana White, was that Phan had deserved the victory. In fact, White felt so strongly he paid Phan a win bonus for the performance. According... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia out of UFC Live 5 with injury, replaced by Jim Hettes
It looks like UFC 133 isn’t the only event from the famed organization in August having to accommodate a few last minute changes to the card due for health-related reasons. With less than two weeks remaining before showtime, former featherweight contender Leonard Garcia has been scratched from the UFC Live 5 lineup due to an undisclosed injury, while undefeated newcomer Jim Hettes will slide into... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia set for August 14 date with Alex Caceres in Milwaukee
Former featherweight contender Leonard Garcia will do his best to thwart “The Glow” in late summer when he faces Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres at UFC Live 5, as the UFC stated earlier today a bout between the two had been verbally agreed upon for the August 14 event. Both men fought at UFN 24 with each suffering a submission loss and could very well be on the cutting block given a lack of recent... [Read More...]
Chan Sung Jung replaces injured Nam Phan at UFC Fight Night 24
The UFC made lemonade out of lemons yesterday when it was revealed Nam Phan was forced out of a scheduled rematch with Leonard Garcia in a little more than a week due to an undisclosed injury. However, rather than see the opportunity go to waste it appears Chan Sung Jung will fill the void created by Phan’s absence and hopefully help serve up a repeat of his exciting encounter with Garcia at WEC... [Read More...]
Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia settling score at Fight Night 24
It appears the next few months will provide Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia with an opportunity for gaining some closure relating to their December match-up at the Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale. While the bout featured action from start to finish it was unfortunately the end-result fans likely remember when thinking of the featherweights’ fast-paced fight, as Garcia was awarded a controversial split decision... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia fighting Nam Phan at TUF 12 Finale
Ultimate Fighter Season 12 semi-finalist Nam Phan will join a number of his castmates on Saturday night when the group steps into the Octagon and competes at the season’s finale. However, while his Ultimate Fighter peers are set to square off against each other, the more-experienced Phan will be facing former WEC title-contender Leonard Garcia at 145 pounds. News of the pairing was first reported... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia added to Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Finale
Fearless featherweight Leonard Garcia will return to the Octagon for the first time in three years next month when he enters the infamous eight-sided cage to compete at the Ultimate Fighter Season 12 Finale. According the card’s updated, official line-up, Garcia will face 11-2 Tyler Toner at the event. Toner went 1-1 during his run in WEC and hadn’t lost since April 2007 before being outpointed... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia scheduled for first featherweight bout in UFC history at TUF 12 Finale
It appears the first bout featuring soon to be former WEC fighters inside the Octagon will take place before 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale on December 4th. On tap for the card is striker Leonard Garcia and relative new comer to WEC Tyler Toner. The bout will serve as the first featherweight contest in UFC history. Garcia hopes to find more success in his return to the UFC, in which he previously... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia vs. Manny Gamburyan expected for WEC 44
A featherweight bout between Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia and Manny “Pitbull” Gamburyan is in the works for WEC 44. According to a report on Sherdog.com, both UFC lightweight veterans have verbally agreed to the match up and should be made official soon. Gamburyan 9-4 was a participant on The Ultimate Fighter Season 5, but came up short in the finale with Nate Diaz. In the second round of the bout,... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia: “Expect fireworks for twenty-five minutes”
While there may be similarities regarding an acquisition of skills, the path every mixed martial artist takes throughout his or her career is unique in nature and molds each individual accordingly. The road traveled by Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia is no different, and on March 1st, 2009, he’ll head to WEC 39 and a featherweight title-fight against current champion Mike Brown. The trek... [Read More...]
Report: Brown vs. Garcia for WEC featherweight title set for the new year
World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown has made a verbal commitment to make his first defense of the title against Leonard Garcia, according to a new report by MMAjunkie.com’s John Morgan. Morgan indicates that the proposed bout is expected to take place sometime in March at a venue yet to be determined, However, because of Brown’s affiliation with American... [Read More...]
Mike Thomas Brown’s first defense likely to take place vs. Leonard Garcia
With Urijah Faber now slated to fight Jens Pulver at WEC 38 on Jan. 25 in a rematch from the classic June encounter, multiple sources have informed FiveOuncesOfPain.com that current WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown is now expected to make his first defense against former UFC lightweight Leonard Garcia. Five Ounces of Pain spoke to a third source close to Brown who indicated that while the... [Read More...]
Leonard Garcia says he feels like the number one contender in new 5 Oz. interview
Leonard Gracia couldn’t be happier following what could easily be described as the biggest win of his career. The Greg Jackson trained fighter’s first round knockout over former UFC champion Jens Pulver has the MMA world buzzing that there’s a new force to be reckoned with in the featherweight division. After a nine month lay off and recently being cleared of federal charges that... [Read More...]
Buentello vs. Emelianenko added to inaugural Affliction show
According to Sherdog.com, Affliction announced Tuesday that a heavyweight clash between Aleksander Emelianenko and Paul Buentello is the latest fight to be added to its debut card on July 19 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Buentello, 25-10, also currently competes for Strikeforce and has also fought for the UFC in the past. The Texas native is looking to come back from a loss in his last fight,... [Read More...]
Paul Buentello calls out Kimbo Slice
Former UFC heavyweight title challenger, Paul Buentello has called out former Youtube street fighter, Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson. Buentello was a recent guest on MMAWeekly radio and said the following: People want to see it. I think everybody wants to see it. Me and Kimbo should lace up the gloves. Everybody wants to see it and I think it’s time. He’s fighting all the guys I’ve... [Read More...]
Report: Paul Buentello added to EliteXC/Strikeforce show on March 29
Former UFC heavyweight contender Paul Buentello is the latest name reported to be fighting on the upcoming combined Strikeforce and EliteXC show scheduled for March 29 in San Jose. The news was first reported by Brian Knapp of The Fight Network. According to the report, an opponent for Buentello has yet to be finalized. Buentello last fought on November 16 in San Jose. He lost to Alistair Overeem in... [Read More...]
