Tag: Leonard Garcia

UFC Booking Notes: Leonard Garcia Crosses Over Early, ‘Meathead’ to Meet Returning Hague + More

(What Leonard lacks in striking technique and conditioning, he more than makes up for with his unshakable sense of humor.)
Despite coming off a disappointing performance at WEC 51 in which he was outstruck to a split decision loss against Mark H…

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(What Leonard lacks in striking technique and conditioning, he more than makes up for with his unshakable sense of humor.)

Despite coming off a disappointing performance at WEC 51 in which he was outstruck to a split decision loss against Mark Hominick, former featherweight title contender Leonard Garcia will be one of the first 145-pounders to debut in the Octagon, when he meets Tyler Toner at the TUF 12 Finale (December 4, Las Vegas). The match will be Garcia’s first in the UFC since his 1-2 stint as a lightweight in 2007. Garcia is 1-2-1 in his last four fights in the WEC, with his only victory coming in a very questionable decision against Chan Sung Jung. Tyler Toner most recently dropped a decision against Diego Nunes at WEC 51. The TUF 12 finale takes place four weeks before the "official" debut of WEC talent at UFC 125, and 12 days before the WEC’s last event.

Speaking of the TUF 12 Finale, our guest-blogging friend Rich Attonito will reportedly take on Renzo Gracie product Dave Branch in a middleweight contest on the card. After being forced out of the competition on TUF 11 due to a broken hand, Attonito came back to shut Jamie Yager’s big mouth at the TUF 11 finale, then outscored Rafael Natal at UFC Fight Night 22. Branch was the victim of a Gerald Harris body-slam KO in his Octagon debut at UFC 116, but rallied back to win a decision over Tomasz Drwal, also at UFC Fight Night 22.

In other booking news…

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Falling Action: Best and Worst of WEC 51

Filed under: WECIt seems like every time the UFC has a mediocre pay-per-view that sets fans to complaining, that’s the WEC’s cue to bring its entertaining brand of little guy fighting back to Versus, if only to show us that you can still get something …

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It seems like every time the UFC has a mediocre pay-per-view that sets fans to complaining, that’s the WEC’s cue to bring its entertaining brand of little guy fighting back to Versus, if only to show us that you can still get something for nothing (as long as you have a decent cable TV package).

It happened again on Thursday night. Fresh off of a disappointing UFC 119 main event, WEC 51 delivered from top to bottom, and did it all without the hefty price tag of a pay-per-view. With the money we all saved, we can now finally afford to buy some UFL merchandise. Do they sell merchandise? It doesn’t matter.

Now that the fights are in the books, let’s look at the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between from WEC 51

WEC 51 Live Blog: Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick Updates

Filed under: WECThis is the WEC 51 live blog for Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Versus card from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colo.

Garcia (14-5-1) is a slugger coming off a controversial win over Chan Sung …

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This is the WEC 51 live blog for Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick, a featherweight bout on tonight’s Versus card from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colo.

Garcia (14-5-1) is a slugger coming off a controversial win over Chan Sung Jung at WEC 48 in April. Hominick (18-8) is on a three-fight win streak, two of which were finishes in the WEC.

The live blog is below.

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan — Live Results and Commentary

(Look, not everybody can pull off the "casual cool" look as well as Dana White. You can’t just put Reed Harris in a Nuggets jersey and expect him to not look like the world’s most uncomfortable pedophile. No offense. / Photo courtesy of the&n…

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(Look, not everybody can pull off the "casual cool" look as well as Dana White. You can’t just put Reed Harris in a Nuggets jersey and expect him to not look like the world’s most uncomfortable pedophile. No offense. / Photo courtesy of the WEC 51: Weigh In Pics gallery on CombatLifestyle.com)

Zuffa may have robbed you of $45 last weekend, but they’re making it up to us with a stacked-to-death WEC card on free TV, on a damn weeknight. Gotta love it. Will Jose Aldo continue his Sherman’s March through the featherweight division, or will Manny Gamburyan let everyone know who he is, bro? Will Jamie Varner and Donald Cerrone settle their feud once and for all? Will Miguel Torres and Mike Brown return to old form? Can the Korean Zombie possibly top his last performance against Leonard Garcia? All these questions will be answered after the jump starting at 9 p.m., as we present our liveblog of WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan. If you love organized violence, give us a "hell yeah" in the comments section…

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GEORGE ROOP Vs. CHAN SUNG JUNG: A FIGHT TO WATCH

WEC 51 Gamburyan Vs. Aldo goes live tonight from Broomfield, Colorado and is being widely regarded as one of the most stacked cards of the year.  One particular most anticipated fight on the line is the Featherweight bout between George Roop and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.  What is most important about this fight […]

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WEC 51 Gamburyan Vs. Aldo goes live tonight from Broomfield, Colorado and is being widely regarded as one of the most stacked cards of the year.  One particular most anticipated fight on the line is the Featherweight bout between George Roop and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung.  What is most important about this fight is that Jung is coming in off a hard fought Split Decision loss to Leonard Garcia in a Fight of the Night bout most are considering to be Fight of the Year.  Roop’s last fight was also a Fight of the Night brawl against Garcia which ended in a controversial Draw that many say would have tipped in Roop’s favor had he not been deducted a point for a groin kick.  Though many expected Garcia and Roop to sign up for a rematch, Roop requested to fight Chan Sung Jung after his loss to Garcia.  When MMAFix asked Roop why he requested Jung he simply said, “because I want to be in the most exciting fights.”

Roop versus Jung has all the makings for excitement given their individual battles against Garcia and the matchup stylistically.  Both are well-rounded fighters and though George Roop has the height advantage standing at 6′1″ over Jung who is 5′7″, they both have a reach of 72″.   When asked by TheGarv how Jung would try to overcome Roop’s height advantage, Jung said, “I’ve been trying to get taller…”

Roop has told MMAFix that “The Zombie is going down like a blonde on prom night.” It’s good both fighters are keeping their sense of humor. Going into the cage tonight is about garnering a win but for the viewers at home, it’s also about getting to watch a good exciting fight and with Roop versus Jung, that’s exactly what we expect. Hey, it’s Thursday night, maybe Versus could steal a que from NBC and call this “Must See TV”.

Leonard Garcia Embraces His Fear in Bout With Mark Hominick at WEC 51

Filed under: WECLeonard Garcia isn’t ashamed to admit it: sometimes he’s scared when he walks into the cage on fight night. In fact, he prefers it that way. If the opponent he’s fighting isn’t at least a little bit terrifying, then what’s the point?

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Leonard Garcia isn’t ashamed to admit it: sometimes he’s scared when he walks into the cage on fight night. In fact, he prefers it that way. If the opponent he’s fighting isn’t at least a little bit terrifying, then what’s the point?

“I don’t want to walk into a fight thinking I can win,” Garcia told MMA Fighting. “I want to walk in feeling a little worried about the guy. The fights that scare me are the ones where I think I do my best. I feel like it’s really important to have a guy in front of you that scares you.”

That’s how it was when he met Chan Sung Jung in his last bout, he said, and look how well that one turned out. And when he faced Hiroyuki Takaya at WEC 32?

“I was scared to death,” he said. “And Jens Pulver, too. All three of those fights, it was like pins and needles the whole time. I felt it walking in.”