BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » combate americas 55 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ahead of Combate Americas title defense, Rafa Garcia reflects on Mexicali street fighting origins https://www.badmma.com/ahead-of-combate-americas-title-defense-rafa-garcia-reflects-on-mexicali-street-fighting-origins.html https://www.badmma.com/ahead-of-combate-americas-title-defense-rafa-garcia-reflects-on-mexicali-street-fighting-origins.html#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:39:59 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ahead-of-combate-americas-title-defense-rafa-garcia-reflects-on-mexicali-street-fighting-origins.html Things have worked out for Rafa Garcia . The Combate Americas lightweight champion has climbed up the fighting ranks in his hometown of Mexicali, Mexico, and Imperial County in California. From impromptu brawls after school to competing professionally in the cage and winning a championship, Garcia (11-0 MMA) has taken his career to new levels, and it’s been a sight to admire in the region. “I started training when I was 13 years old in a self-defense program,” Garcia told MMA Junkie in Spanish. “My dad took me there because I use to get into a lot of fights, and my dad warned me: ‘There’s people that know how to box, that know how to wrestle, and you can run into someone that knows.’ And I would say, ‘No, I’ll fight whoever, I don’t care who,’ and he was like, ‘OK, let me take you to a gym.’ And, yeah, the first day I left all beat up, but instead of getting scared I liked it and turned it into a job, and here I am.” Garcia started street fighting at a young age. He always gravitated toward combat and would look for any opportunity to throw down

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ahead-of-combate-americas-title-defense-rafa-garcia-reflects-on-mexicali-street-fighting-origins.html/feed 0 Active Humberto Bandenay capitalizing on ‘good rhythm’ ahead of Combate Americas title fight https://www.badmma.com/active-humberto-bandenay-capitalizing-on-good-rhythm-ahead-of-combate-americas-title-fight.html https://www.badmma.com/active-humberto-bandenay-capitalizing-on-good-rhythm-ahead-of-combate-americas-title-fight.html#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:02:24 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/active-humberto-bandenay-capitalizing-on-good-rhythm-ahead-of-combate-americas-title-fight.html Humberto Bandenay has a busy schedule and things won’t slow down anytime soon. The Peruvian fighter won the Copa Combate 2019 tournament in late December, fighting three times in one night, and he’s now just days away from challenging Combate Americas lightweight champion Rafa Garcia in the main event of Combate Americas 55 in Mexicali, Mexico on Feb.

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