Steve Garcia Replaces Alex Munoz, Meets Luis Pena at UFC Norfolk
Steve Garcia will make his Octagon debut on just a few days’ notice.
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UFC Fighting Night 169 takes place at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va., and is headlined by a clash between Joseph Benavidez and Deiveson Figueiredo for the vacant flyweight championship. The card will stream on ESPN+.
Garcia enters his first promotional foray on a four-bout winning streak. Most recently, the Jackson-Wink MMA product stopped Jose Mariscal via second-round TKO in a featherweight bout at LFA 80. Garcia missed weight for the contest, as he did for a first-round TKO win over Desmond Torres on Dana White’s Contender Series this past summer. Garcia owns an 11-3 career mark that includes a 6-2 stint in Bellator MMA.
Pena had a two-bout winning streak snapped at UFC Fight Night 161, where he dropped a split verdict against Matt Frevola on Oct. 12. “Violent Bob Ross” is 3-2 in the Octagon and 7-2 as a professional overall.
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