Leonard Garcia (born July 14, 1979, in

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) is an American former

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who most recently competed in the

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division of the Legacy Fighting Championship, and is the former Legacy FC Featherweight Champion. After making his professional debut in 1999, Garcia competed in WEC and in the

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Background

Garcia was born and raised in Plainview, Texas. His mother gave birth to him when she was only 17 years old, and doctors had to inject steroids into Garcia's lungs because of a rare illness. Garcia was raised in his grandparents' home, who had a farm and, along with his uncles, helped raise the young Garcia. Garcia later attended Plainview High School, where he was a talented football player and had also been involved in

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and

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. Garcia had been planning to walk-on to the

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football team, when he was involved in a physical altercation with a recently released felon at a local restaurant. The man had a knife and stabbed Garcia eight times, twice puncturing his lungs, causing them to collapse. Had it not been for the steroid injections when he was an infant, Garcia believes that he would have died. Not long after the incident Garcia, who would not be able to continue his football career because of his wounds, found a

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and found his new passion in fighting.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Garcia began his career in 1999, competing on the regional circuit in the

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. Garcia competed in the first WEC event back in 2001 at

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. After compiling an impressive 8–1 beginning to his professional career, Garcia took a three-year hiatus from competition. Returning to action in 2006, Garcia was tabbed as a short notice replacement against high ranking contender

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where he lost a very one-sided unanimous decision. Garcia then defeated Allen Berube by submission at

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. In his next bout Garcia lost via decision to

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UFC Fight Night 11 ''UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs. Florian'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 11'') was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

. After going 1–2 with the UFC, Garcia was released from his contract.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Garcia defeated

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via first-round knockout at

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. In his next fight, Leonard knocked out former undisputed

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72 seconds into the first round at

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. On March 1, 2009, Garcia lost the

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match against champion Mike Brown. Brown landed a huge overhand right, knocking Garcia down in the first 30 seconds of the fight, landed some ground and pound, and then secured a fight-ending

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submission. Garcia defeated

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via a controversial

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on August 9, 2009, at

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. In his next fight, Garcia lost to

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on November 18, 2009, at

WEC 44 ''WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo'' was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting. It took place on November 18, 2009 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background Anthony Pettis was originally slated to face Rob McCullou ...

via unanimous decision. Garcia was expected to face Diego Nunes on March 6, 2010, at

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, but Nunes was forced from the card with an injury. Garcia instead faced former

fighter

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with the bout ending in a split draw. Garcia faced WEC newcomer

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on April 24, 2010, at

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. Garcia replaced Cub Swanson who was forced from the card with an injury. The fight went the full three rounds and Garcia won in a controversial split decision. The fight won Fight of the Night honors, being hailed by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva and announcer Joe Rogan as "the best fight I've seen in my life." Garcia faced

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on September 30, 2010, at

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. He lost the fight via split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010,

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merged with the

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. As part of the merger, all WECfighters were transferred to the

. Now managed by VFD Marketing, Garcia was expected to face

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at The Ultimate 12 Finale, but Garcia was pulled from the bout with Toner in favor of a bout with

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. Garcia won the fight via a controversial split decision. Garcia and Phan received Fight of the Night honors for their performances. This was the first televised featherweight bout in the UFC. A rematch with Phan was expected on March 26, 2011, at

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. However, Phan was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by

. Garcia lost to Jung in the second round, falling victim to the first

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submission in UFC history. Garcia was expected to face The Ultimate Fighter 12 alumni

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on August 14, 2011, at

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. However, Garcia was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by

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. Garcia fought

in a rematch

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. Garcia lost via unanimous decision in a fight that earned ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Garcia was expected to face

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on February 26, 2012, at

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. However, Garcia was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Garcia fought

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on June 8, 2012, at

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. Garcia lost the bout via unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30–27). Garcia was expected to face

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on December 29, 2012, at

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. However, McKenzie was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by

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. Garcia lost the fight via a controversial split decision. While no official statement has been made by the UFC, Dana White said in his post fight interview after the UFC 155 press conference, that the UFC loves the fighters that lay it all out on the line. The bout with

was rescheduled for April 27, 2013 at

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. Garcia lost the bout via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Legacy Fighting Championship

After being released by the UFC Garcia left

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and joined Urijah Faber's Team Alpha Male. On May 11, 2013, Garcia signed a three-fight deal with

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, a promotion based out of

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. Garcia faced Rey Trujillo at Legacy FC 21 on July 19, 2013, He snapped his five-fight losing streak winning via KO due to a head kick and punches in the third round. Garcia faced Nick Gonzalez at Legacy FC 23 on September 13, 2013. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. On September 24, 2013, it was announced Garcia would face Kevin Aguilar for the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship on December 6, 2013, at Legacy FC 26. He won the fight via knockout in the first round to win the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship. Garcia was expected to face

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for the Legacy FC Featherweight Championship at Legacy FC 29 on March 21, 2014, however, Howell fell ill hours before the event and the fight was pulled from the card. In his first title defense, Garcia faced undefeated

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at Legacy FC 33 on July 18, 2014. He lost the fight via arm-triangle choke submission. Garcia faced Daniel Pineda on November 14, 2014, at Legacy FC 37. He lost the fight via submission in the first round and announced his retirement at the event after this loss.

Bare-knuckle boxing

Garcia first appeared in bare knuckle at BKFC 4 USA vs Mexico where he won the lightweight title by defeating Julian Lane by 2nd-round TKO. Garcia later faced

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in a bare-knuckle boxing match at BKFC 7 on August 10, 2019, losing by technical knockout in the first round. On March 16, 2021, in Biloxi, MS, Garcia headlined BKFC 16 opposite Joe Elmore. The two fighters went the distance in an exciting 5 round battle. Garcia won via unanimous decision. After the fight, which was the last of a three bout contract, Garcia retired in front of the Biloxi Civic Center crowd.

Personal life

In March 2008, Garcia was arrested as part of an alleged cocaine ring, which put his career on hold. According to Garcia, "I had a buddy, a really good friend of mine in Lubbock, and he was into things that weren't good," he said. "I knew about what the guy was up to but he was a friend of mine. The law says even if he's your friend, you are required to report on the guy. The other 11 guys, I didn't know any of them." Three months later, he was exonerated. In 1997, his sister Angelica, was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Afterwards, Garcia limited his own drinking. Garcia proposed to his girlfriend on March 21, 2014.

Championships and accomplishments

*Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation **USWF World Lightweight Championship (One time) *Ring of Fire **ROF 2 Lightweight Tournament Champion **ROF Lightweight Championship (One time) *Legacy Fighting Championship **Legacy FC Featherweight Championship (One time) *

** Fight of the Night (Four times) *

** Fight of the Night (Two times) ** Knockout of the Night (One time) *

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**Fight of the Year (2010) vs. Chan Sung Jung

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

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Bare knuckle record

, - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Joe Elmore , Decision (unanimous) , Bare Knuckle FC 16 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 2:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1-0 , Julian Lane , TKO (punches) , Bare Knuckle FC 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , Cancun, Mexico , , -

References

External links

Leonard 'Bad Boy' Garcia Official siteOfficial UFC Profile
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Tapout Ranch Official siteBlue Chip Management Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Leonard American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Texas Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Bare-knuckle boxers American mixed martial artists of Mexican descent American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people People from Lubbock, Texas People from Plainview, Texas 1979 births Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters