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Leonard Garcia Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Leonard Garcia Biography

Leonard Garcia is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on July 14, 1979 in Plainview, Texas, United States. Featherweight and lightweight fighter who debuted professionally on May 1st 1999. He was victorious via submission against Chris Cantrell.

First UFC Fight of the Night was the 7th of April, 2007 in which he lost a majority victory in favor of His first UFC Fight of the Night came on April 7, 2007, when he lost a unanimous decision to Roger Huerta..

In 1997, his sister Angelica, was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Afterwards, Garcia limited his own drinking.

Garcia began his career in 1999, competing on the regional circuit in the Western United States. Garcia competed in the first WEC event back in 2001 at WEC 1. After compiling an impressive 8–1 beginning to his professional career, Garcia took a three-year hiatus from competition.

He was raised and born in Plainview, Texas.

NameLeonard Garcia
First NameLeonard
Last NameGarcia
OccupationMma Fighter
BirthdayJuly 14
Birth Year1979
Place of BirthPlainview
Home TownTexas
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignCancer
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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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.

Leonard Garcia Net Worth

Leonard Garcia is one of the richest Mma Fighter from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leonard Garcia's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a star young footballer, however, during his college years, he was stabbed until being near death. He had to stop playing football. This resulted in him pursuing martial arts.

When he was fighting in the UFC, he was regularly seen during his fight night, the Fight of the Night.

Leonard Garcia (born July 14, 1979 in Plainview, Texas) is a retired American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Featherweight 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 UFC.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMMA Fighter
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In his next fight, Garcia lost to Manvel Gamburyan on November 18, 2009 at WEC 44 via unanimous decision.

Garcia defeated Jameel Massouh via a controversial split decision on August 9, 2009 at WEC 42.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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HeightUnknown
Weight65 kg
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Returning to action in 2006, Garcia was tabbed as a short notice replacement against high ranking contender Roger Huerta at UFC 69 where he lost a very one-sided unanimous decision.

In October 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WECfighters were transferred to the UFC. Now managed by VFD Marketing, Garcia was expected to face Tyler Toner at The Ultimate 12 Finale, but Garcia was pulled from the bout with Toner in favor of a bout with Nam Phan. 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.

Who is Leonard Garcia Dating?

According to our records, Leonard Garcia is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Leonard Garcia’s is not dating anyone.

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On March 1, 2009, Garcia lost the WEC Featherweight Championship 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 arm-triangle choke submission.

Facts & Trivia

Leonard Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leonard Garcia celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.

Garcia faced Mark Hominick on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51. He lost the fight via split decision.

Is Leonard Garcia Mexican?

Leonard Garcia
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
DivisionFeatherweight Lightweight

How old is Leonard Garcia?

43 years (July 14, 1979)

What happened to Leonard Garcia?

Longtime MMA veteran Leonard Garcia has decided to walk away from combat sports following an unanimous decision victory at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16, which took place Saturday night in Biloxi, Miss.

Who won Bareknuckle?

BKFC 28 results: John Dodson blitzes through Ryan Benoit, wins bareknuckle debut in 40 seconds.

What did Mike Perry say to Julian Lane after the fight?

After the situation calmed down slightly, Lane then accused Perry of racial slurs against him. He said: “What are you going to do with that? You already called me a b**** a** n***** on camera in front of everybody.

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