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Leonard Garcia booked for third bare-knuckle boxing match since MMA retirement
Featherweight fan favorite and WEC alum Leonard Garcia retired from MMA in 2014. In 2019, however, he returned to action for some bare-knuckle boxing. 1-1 in his first two Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) appearances, Garcia is now set to headline the promotion’s next event. On March 19, “Bad Boy” will be taking on Joe Elmore […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 110 // Javier Mendez | Leonard Garcia
Founder and head coach of the famed American Kickboxing Academy, mentor and close friend of Cain Velasquez, Javier Mendez returns to the show to preview the highly anticipated return of his star pupil. We’ll get Javi’s thoughts on the matchup against Francis Ngannou and the challenges he poses for Cain, how Mendez sees the fight […]
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BKFC 4 results: Leonard Garcia KOs Julian Lane, Bec Rawlings and Chris Lytle pick up wins
Last night, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) — not to be confused with WBKFF — touched down in Cancun, Mexico with BKFC 4. The card was billed as a USA vs. Mexico event, as each matchup pitted an American fighter against a Mexican fighter or fighter of Mexican heritage. In the main event, all-action UFC […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Leonard Garcia spills on Cowboy-JacksonWink drama
By now you’ve surely heard that UFC welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has parted ways with his former gym, JacksonWink MMA. Cerrone announced his departure from the gym — which has been anything but amicable — on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show. He cited a growing distaste for JacksonWink coach […]
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EXCLUSIVE | UFC, WEC veteran Leonard Garcia ends retirement to compete in BKFC
Leonard Garcia, a veteran of the UFC and WEC featherweight divisions, is planning to end his retirement. The all-action veteran is plotting a move to the growing sport of bareknuckle fighting, where he will compete under the Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) banner. Spoke to @badboygarcia on @bjpennradio last night and he told me that he's […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 95 // Leonard Garcia
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! Our guest for this episode is the one and only Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia. An athlete who always left his heart and soul in the cage every time he fought and a warrior that gave us some of the most entertaining scraps in MMA history. Following the news that […]
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UFC vet Leonard Garcia calls for bareknuckle fight with Diego Sanchez amid JacksonWink drama
A tidal wave of drama has hit the famous JacksonWink MMA gym in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This drama began when Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, a long-time JacksonWink fighter, cut ties with the gym amid beef with its coaches and disappointment with their choice to train his upcoming opponent Mike Perry. The beef reached new heights when […]