Edgar García (born February 26, 1995) is a Mexican

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. Edgar resides in

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, Alberta Canada. At the age of 19 he served with the Canadian Armed Forces until his release at the age of 23.

Mixed martial arts career

WEC

García made his WEC debut on January 25, 2009, facing

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. García, being the underdog coming into the fight, managed to knockout Miura out little over a minute into the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After the folding of the WEC

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division, the

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picked up his contract and he made his

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debut at The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale, losing a controversial split decision to

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. After the decision was read, the fans at the arena booed Blackburn very loudly, and UFC commentator

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implied that García should have won the decision. At

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, García lost to

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by triangle choke in the first round. At the conclusion of

, García was released from the promotion along with

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, Shane Nelson and

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Post-UFC

Since leaving the UFC, García has gone 7–1, with his most recent fight being a win over Bellator vet Jordan Smith at Showdown Fights 13 on January 24, 2014.

UFC return

García resigned with the UFC in September 2014. He faced

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on November 15, 2014 at

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. He lost he bout via submission in the first round. Garcia was expected to face

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on July 15, 2015 at

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. However, Garcia was forced from the bout with injury and replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Garcia was expected to face

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on December 10, 2015 at

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. However, the pairing was moved to

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a few weeks later to bolster the card. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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