Garcia is the fighting equivalent of one of those baseball players that shows flashes throughout their early years, but never quite puts it together, only to find a home and a rhythm in their early 30s, putting up numbers that exceed expectations and continuing to improve each time you think they’ve reached their ceiling.
Think Justin Turner or Jayson Werth.
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The 33-year-old New Mexico native earned a win on Season 3 of Dana White’s Contender Series, but didn’t earn a contract because he missed weight for the bantamweight contest. He returned to regional circuit, stopped Chepe Mariscal, then got called up to the UFC, losing his debut, at lightweight to Luis Pena. He alternated results over his next two outings, then moved to featherweight, posting a first-round stoppage win over Chase Hooper.
Since then, Garcia has added four more wins and four more finishes to his resume, establishing himself as one of the hottest and most dangerous fighters in the 145-pound weight class at the moment as he heads into Nashville and a clash with Top 15 mainstay Calvin Kattar.
