Estevan “Steve” García Júnior is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Ultimate Fighting Championship. Garcia competed in Bellator’s bantamweight division.
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Garcia was expected to make his Bellator debut against Shawn Bunch at Bellator 97 on July 31, 2013. However, Garcia pulled out of the fight due to injury and was replaced by Russell Wilson.
Garcia made his promotional debut against Luis Peña, replacing Alex Muñoz on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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Does Steve Garcia Have Kids?
Steve and his wife Andrea reside in West Covina with their two children, Aidan (16) and Audrey (11).
Garcia was scheduled to face Peter Barrett on August 8, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174. However, on July 25, 2020, Gracia withdrew from the bout for an undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Youssef Zalal.
Inspired by his friends, Garcia initially started training in mixed martial arts at Greg Jackson’s satellite gym at the age of 15. He then went on to train jiu-jitsu and kickboxing at Luttrell’s MMA before moving to Jackson-Wink MMA
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