Garcia looks to get back in the cage
WEC Featherweight Leonard “Bad Boy” Garcia just scored a victory even though he hasn’t fought since the middle of February. Garcia has been bothered by legal troubles stemming from what he claims to be a bad choice of friends. Garcia alleges that an associate got him into a bit of hot water with some felonious drug charges. But with all that behind him, Garcia is now ready to take on new challenges in the WEC Featherweight division.
Garcia is hopeful of landing a bout at WEC 36 on September 10. Garcia’s name had surfaced as a possible participant for WEC’s August 3 event, but that has not come to fruition. Furthermore, the Bad Boy is not the first fighter to have a run in with the law affect his mma career. Other fighters mimicked Garcia in the past with their urgent need to get back into the cage as soon as their incarceration and/or legal issues were behind them.
However, mixed martial arts may be the most difficult sport to take a break from. A fighter who trains day in and day out is not on the same plane as a fighter who’s training is interrupted by court dates and jail time. So before these “rehabilitated” criminals plea bargain for another chance inside the cage, perhaps they should first return to the rigorous training that originally go them there. Mmamania.com has more on Garcia’s recent liberation from charges.
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