Leonard Garcia Off UFC 144 Card Due To Injury
by Tim Burke on Jan 30, 2012 6:47 PM EST
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Featherweight slugger Leonard Garcia was looking to avoid a third loss in a row when he was scheduled to meet Tiequan Zhang at UFC 144, but he'll have to wait a little longer to the get the chance. The WEC and UFC vet suffered an injury and was forced off the card. MMA Weekly has it:
Sources close to the fighter confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Monday that Garcia would be forced off the fight card set for Japan.
While the nature of the injuries are unknown, Garcia, who is widely considered one of the toughest fighters in the sport, obviously was banged up enough to have to drop out of the fight.
There has been no replacement named at this time, but UFC matchmakers Joe Silva and Sean Shelby will likely secure a new opponent for Zhang in the coming days.
Tough break for Garcia. When George Sotiropoulos went down with an injury a few days ago and Takanori Gomi needed a new opponent, the UFC dipped into the Japanese talent pool for a replacement. Will they do the same here and we'll get to see another debuting fighter step up to face Zhang?
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Crusher anyone?
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by MattParker117 on Jan 30, 2012 6:34 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
That would be awesome
Or ENDLESS FIGHTER
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by menckenstein on Jan 30, 2012 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
Why isn't this green?
Maybe cause he would violently end Guillotine man.
by discoandherpes on Jan 31, 2012 2:33 AM EST up reply actions
Rogan is sad
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I love watching Garcia fight. That dude brings it everytime he throws down!
I hope he heals up and quick and we seem him back in action soon.
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by @KatanaClothing on Jan 30, 2012 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
He's too sloppy for my likes
He brings it, sure, but half the time he looks like a fool whiffing air with his noodle-armed haymakers
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He’s likable and there’s no denying that he brings it but he’s too damn sloppy for me.
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by Sweet Scientist on Jan 30, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
I love watching garcia lose. if you take away his “stand and bang” bonuses on the scorecards he’s probably on 9 lose streak in the ufc
by UncleMax on Jan 30, 2012 7:55 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
He's still going to get the split decision
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by menckenstein on Jan 30, 2012 6:35 PM EST reply actions 8 recs
I can't believe it took until the third comment.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 30, 2012 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
I wanted to give someone else the chance
But they failed us.
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by menckenstein on Jan 30, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yep.
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 30, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
looks like a slightly overrated yet fun place to be at…
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by Victor Rodriguez on Jan 30, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Sign a new JMMA fighter for this.
Kawajiri or Takaya sound good.
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Huge mutherfuking fan of Jon Fitch and Jon Jones.
Crusher
Takaya is still that guy who got blasted by Leonard Garcia
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by MattParker117 on Jan 30, 2012 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
By the time that fight rolls around, it will have been 4 years since that happened.
He’s gone 8-4 since then with wins over Hansen, Beebe, and Fernandes. He deserves a shot in the UFC at somepoint.
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Huge mutherfuking fan of Jon Fitch and Jon Jones.
garcia will still win the decis....
Ah crap.
by Ricardo Arguello on Jan 30, 2012 6:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
garcia
They should have removed him from the card for being leonard garcia.
by thuggis on Jan 30, 2012 6:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Just like Rashad, I’ll never understand the blind hatred for Garcia.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jan 30, 2012 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
Horrible fighter winning horrible decisions
That’ll do it
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by halitosis on Jan 30, 2012 6:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He’s such an asshole for scoring those cards for himself and having FOTY matches.
Seriously, fuck that guy.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jan 30, 2012 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
/sarcasm
I don’t necessarily hate him, I’m just rationalizing it
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by halitosis on Jan 30, 2012 7:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Because he has close to no stand-up skills
And stubbornly refuses to improve himself as a fighter and ever be a legitimate contender.
He should be on a 9 fight losing streak. Seriously.
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He shouldn't be in the UFC
He should be on a nine fight losing streak.
by discoandherpes on Jan 31, 2012 2:35 AM EST up reply actions
I don't hate either but I think it's pretty straight-forward...
Rashad looked like a cocky asshole with crappy smack-talk on TUF and the only reason people stopped hating him is because Jon Jones showed up.
Garcia’s striking is slightly better than Matt Riddle and still manages to pull out decisions against ‘more skilled’ fighters by button bashing haymakers for three rounds.
Don't be scared Gomi...
by ThatsHowIRoll on Jan 30, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
Cub has NOTHING to gain from taking that fight
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by halitosis on Jan 30, 2012 6:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I doubt he makes enough to even consider
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by halitosis on Jan 30, 2012 6:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
And Omigawa could yse a win
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by halitosis on Jan 30, 2012 6:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
use*
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by halitosis on Jan 30, 2012 6:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's a win/win for Omigawa
If he wins, he adds a much needed W to his UFC record and if he loses, they rarely cut guys after they take a fight on short notice.
I was sure that
Omigawa would have sustained some arm injury after his last fight.
sucks he could of actually beat the wolf
Bring in the crusher kawajiri
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by MaZZacare on Jan 30, 2012 7:11 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
If they gave Zhang a japanese opponent, all of 1.4 billion people in China would watch the fight if they could. Chinese people very much dislike Japan and japanese people, even among educated and seemingly non-racist Chinese. I suspect Dana and Joe Silva aren’t aware of that.
DO THEY STILL HIS SHIT TOO, BRO?!
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jan 30, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh, STEAL.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Jan 30, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yup
Nanjing was messed up, and they still have a lot of tension.
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Has anyone said a Garcia split decision joke yet....?
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by Earl Montclair on Jan 30, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Garcia always will get the split decision
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by Andy Anderson on Jan 30, 2012 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
Garcia/Omigawa in Japan
Who gets the decision there?!?!?!
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by NickRingp4pGOAT on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
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