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Top 5 featherweight wars in MMA history, ranked

BAD MMA News — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:28:02 +0000

The featherweight division, as defined by the unified rules of MMA via the Association of Boxing Commissions , constitutes of fighters who are between 135 and 145 pounds. In Japan, organizations like Shooto were among the first to form a weight class for 145 pounders in the 1990s, which they classified as lightweight. The division not only gave a platform to smaller Japanese fighters but also featured international crossovers that helped build the names of Brazilians like Alexandre Franca Nogueira. In North America, organizations like the WEC and King of the Cage were doing their part to help pioneer these lighter divisions in the early 2000s – though KOTC technically classified their featherweights as bantamweights due to their division structures. The WEC, in particular, found some real success with its featherweight division thanks in large part to poster boy Urijah Faber, who would go on to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Happy with decision to retire from fighting, Leonard Garcia shifts focus to discovering BKFC talent

BAD MMA News — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:18:11 +0000

Leonard Garcia is content with his decision to hang up the gloves, but he’s not done with the combat sports world. In 1999, Garcia (18-13-1 MMA, 2-1 BKFC) made his professional MMA debut and gave 21 years of his blood, sweat, and tears to combat sports competition up until his retirement earlier this year in March. With memorable fights in the UFC, WEC, Legacy FC, and most recently BKFC, Garcia has numerous exciting fights on his resume. Time catches up to everyone, and Garcia is grateful he can exit competition without a need to compete, whether it be mentally or finacially. “If you made a good career and you made right decisions in your life, you should have something to fall back on and that helped me a lot,” Garcia told MMA Junkie after BKFC 19. “I had something to fall back on and I had that support and I had everything else, so it’s like right now it’s just an itch, it’s not a need…I mean, once you’re a fighter, you’re always a fighter.

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Photos: Leonard Garcia vs. Joe Elmore at BKFC 16

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:47:32 +0000

Check out these photos from Leonard Garcia vs. Joe Elmore at BKFC 16 from the Biloxi Civic Center in Biloxi, Miss.

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UFC, WEC vet Leonard Garcia retires from combat sports following dominant win at BKFC 16

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:47:30 +0000

Longtime MMA vet and fan favorite Leonard Garcia is calling an end to a 22-year combat sports career. “Bad Boy” picked up a unanimous decision win over Joe Elmore in the main event of Friday’s Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16 event, which streamed live on the BKTV App from Biloxi Civic Center in Biloxi, Miss.

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Q&A with BKFC’s David Feldman: Paige VanZant, Junior Dos Santos, Shaq, stadium shows, more

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:03:44 +0000

Bare Knuckle FC president David Feldman expects the coming months to be his promotion’s biggest and best to date. Following what he views as a breakthrough year in 2020, Feldman has major plans for 2021, which could include more international expansion, big-name investors, outdoor mega-shows, legends trilogies, and more. This week, Feldman spoke with MMA Junkie and dished on a number of topics ranging from Paige VanZant ’s future and Shaquille O’Neal’s involvement in the company to potentially signing Junior Dos Santos and Alistair Overeem in the wake of their releases from the UFC . The promotion returns Friday with BKFC 16 in Biloxi, Miss. The card is headlined by former UFC and WEC fighter Leonard Garcia as he battles Joe Elmore

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Bare Knuckle FC announces next event on March 19

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:24:30 +0000

Fresh off one of the biggest events in company history, Bare Knuckle FC returns to action on March 19 for a fight card headlined with a competitor well-remembered for all-action brawls during his MMA career. Leonard Garcia will meet Joe Elmore in the lightweight main event of the evening’s card which will take place at the Biloxi Civic Center in Mississippi. During a six-year run in the WEC and UFC, the former WEC featherweight title challenger won six “Fight of the Night” bonuses and one “Knockout of the Night,” including a split-decision victory over Chan Sung Jung at WEC 48 which is regularly name-checked among the greatest fights in MMA history

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One-punch KO faceplant highlights BKFC 7′s night of finishes

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 17:31:56 +0000

For the first time since Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi traded blows in June, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returned Saturday night. The card featured eight bare-knuckle bouts, including some notable names from MMA’s past and present.

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Video: Watch today’s BKFC 7 event, featuring Jim Alers vs. Leonard Garcia

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 01:57:29 +0000

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship returns to action Saturday, and you can watch all the action live and free, courtesy of the promotion. BKFC 7 takes place at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss.

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Video: Watch today’s BKFC 7 event, featuring Jim Alers vs. Leonard Garcia (9 p.m. ET)

BAD MMA News — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:54:53 +0000

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Jason Knight announces injury, withdrawal from Bare Knuckle FC 7 main event

BAD MMA News — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:00:32 +0000

Jason Knight ’s return to competition will have to wait. The former UFC featherweight announced he will not be throwing bare-knuckle fisticuffs with Leonard Garcia next month in the main event of Bare Knuckle FC 7 after he sustained a rib injury in training. According to Knight, the injury occurred several weeks ago. He attempted to push through, but ultimately was forced to pull the plug (via Twitter ): I suffered a pretty bad rib injury a few weeks back , I'm sorry to announce it, but I wont be fighting @bareknucklefc 7 in August…. sorry if I let anyone down!! — Jason TheKid Knight (@Jasonthekid23) July 15, 2019 I suffered a pretty bad rib injury a few weeks back , I’m sorry to announce it, but I wont be fighting @bareknucklefc 7 in August…. sorry if I let anyone down!! Bare Knuckle FC 7 is scheduled for Aug

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