‘Brutal Matchup’ Edson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia Set For UFC Event On February 22

Fireworks appear guaranteed when UFC featherweight veteran Edson Barboza collides with the always exciting Steve Garcia in 2025. Barboza (24-12) reached 30 fights in the UFC this year, but he didn’t mark the occasion in the fashion he had hoped. After consecutive wins over Billy Quarantillo and Sodiq Yusuff, the Brazilian had his winning form […]

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Fireworks appear guaranteed when UFC featherweight veteran Edson Barboza collides with the always exciting Steve Garcia in 2025.

Barboza (24-12) reached 30 fights in the UFC this year, but he didn’t mark the occasion in the fashion he had hoped. After consecutive wins over Billy Quarantillo and Sodiq Yusuff, the Brazilian had his winning form snapped by the undefeated Lerone Murphy this past May.

While he fell short in that main event, Barboza did exit with Fight of the Night honors, marking his third straight bonus. And given who will be awaiting him inside the Octagon early next year, a fourth on the bounce could be on the way.

Per MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin, Barboza will begin his 2025 campaign with a showdown opposite Garcia (17-5) at the UFC Fight Night scheduled for February 22. A location and venue is yet to be announced.

Garcia has been on a violent run as of late, racking up five straight knockouts since being slept himself down at bantamweight by Hayisaer Maheshate back in 2022. This year has seen “Mean Machine” move toward the rankings by dispatching both SeungWoo Choi and Kyle Nelson in one round.

Having earned his shot at a prominent name inside the top 15, the New Mexico native will hope to establish himself as a contender in the 145-pound division at the expense of Barboza.

And Garcia seemingly has the backing of plenty in the community, who reacted to the fight announcement with their support for the up-and-comer. Beyond predictions, though, the common theme on social media was one of excitement to see these two vicious strikers throwing down next year.

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UFC Fight Night Results & Highlights: Sean Brady Outlasts Gilbert Burns

The mixed martial arts leader staged its latest UFC Fight Night event on Saturday, and MMA News has you covered with all the action. Before all focus turns to a highly anticipated and significantly built-up Noche UFC pay-per-view at the Sphere next we…

UFC Fight Night: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady

The mixed martial arts leader staged its latest UFC Fight Night event on Saturday, and MMA News has you covered with all the action. Before all focus turns to a highly anticipated and significantly built-up Noche UFC pay-per-view at the Sphere next weekend, the promotion put on another card at a much more low-key Las […]

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UFC Vegas 63 Performance Bonus Winners

UFC Vegas 63 was a fairly low-profile event on paper, and although it did feature a few back-and-forth contests there wasn’t much that jumped out as a possible Fight of the Night candidate. The main event between Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar lo…

UFC Vegas 63 was a fairly low-profile event on paper, and although it did feature a few back-and-forth contests there wasn’t much that jumped out as a possible Fight of the Night candidate. The main event between Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar looked to be shaping up as the best fight of the evening, but…

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Twitter Reacts To Steve Garcia’s Brutal TKO Win Against Hooper

Steve Garcia put on a dominant striking display for the short period of time that his fight with Chase Hooper lasted at UFC Vegas 63. After being knocked out in the first round of his last matchup at UFC 275, “Mean Machine” wasted no time going after H…

Steve Garcia put on a dominant striking display for the short period of time that his fight with Chase Hooper lasted at UFC Vegas 63. After being knocked out in the first round of his last matchup at UFC 275, “Mean Machine” wasted no time going after Hooper in their featherweight bout. A barrage of…

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Steve Garcia flattens Chase Hooper for quickfire TKO, lands 4 separate knockdowns – UFC Vegas 63 Highlights

Steve GarciaIn a truly dominant victory at the featherweight limit, Steve Garcia knocks back popular division prospect, Chase Hooper — landing a stunning four separate knockdowns in the opening minute and a half en route to a first round TKO win on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 63. Garcia, who entered tonight’s UFC Apex facility […]

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In a truly dominant victory at the featherweight limit, Steve Garcia knocks back popular division prospect, Chase Hooper — landing a stunning four separate knockdowns in the opening minute and a half en route to a first round TKO win on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 63.

Garcia, who entered tonight’s UFC Apex facility clash with Hooper off the back of a June knockout loss of his own against Hayisaer Maheshate, returned with a vengeance tonight — dropping and rocking Hopper in each lengthy exchange the two partook in.

Landing three separate knockdowns before the eventual first round win, Garcia floored the Dana White‘s Contender Series alum with a left hook after Hooper missed with a spinning effort, forcing referee, Herb Dean to step in and call a halt to the action.

Below, catch the highlights from Chase Hooper’s first round TKO loss to Steve Garcia

Hayisaer Maheshate Face Plants Steve Garcia For Stunning First Round KO Win – UFC 275 Highlights

MaheshateHayisaer Maheshate — what a way to enter the UFC. Traversing backwards, the Chinese puncher planted fellow Dana White’s Contender Series alum, Steve Garcia with a counter right hand, sending him swiftly to the canvas during the opening round of their UFC 275 preliminary card matchup. Forcing to fight off the back up prior to […]

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Hayisaer Maheshate — what a way to enter the UFC. Traversing backwards, the Chinese puncher planted fellow Dana White’s Contender Series alum, Steve Garcia with a counter right hand, sending him swiftly to the canvas during the opening round of their UFC 275 preliminary card matchup.

Forcing to fight off the back up prior to the spectacular knockout win, Maheshate countered with a huge right straight, felling Garcia immediately for a first round, walk-away face plant stoppage victory in his Octagon bow.

Below, catch the highlights from Hayisaer Maheshate’s brutal counter KO win against Steve Garcia