Leonard Garcia WEC Sponsorship opportunity

In just a few weeks Leonard Garcia will make the move from the UFC's lightweight division (155 lb) to the WEC's featherweight (145 lb) division.   Garcia is set to face Japanese slugger, Hiroyuki Takaya. Takaya is an aggressive fighter who loves to stand and trade punches. Nicknamed "Evil Fist" He has a 9-4 record with 6 of his wins coming by KO.   Garcia made his UFC debut against Roger Huerta at UFC 69 in what was one of the best fights of the year. The match was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. After losing the tough decision to Huerta, Garcia submitted Allan Berube and most recently lost by decision to Cole Miller.

According to Greg Jackson, Garcia's trainer:

     "Leonard (Garcia) is such a great fighter and a strong guy, but he walks around at like three pounds over

     weight," said Jackson about his fighter's move to featherweight. "He had to eat the morning of the weigh-

     ins the last time. We've got to bring him down a weight class where he's going to be more effective."

Garcia will join a very solid WEC featherweight division with fighters like Jens Pulver, Jeff Curran, Cub

Swanson, and current title holder Urijah Faber.

"I am excited to drop to a more natural weight of 145 and debut in the WEC on live TV! I have always been

one of the smaller guys at 155 and still did really well, so now I can be one of the bigger fighters for a

change. At 145 people will see the real Leonard Garcia. I feel strong and I am ready. If people thought the

Huerta fight was a barn burner, they haven't seen anything yet. Takaya likes to punch and if you've seen the

Huerta fight you know I love to throw down, but fighting someone my own size is going to be fun. If we hit the

ground then I'll let my Jiujitsu do the talking, but wherever it goes it's going my way. This is my fight!"

The Garcia-Takaya match up will be a feature bout on the World Extreme Cage Fighting's live broadcast on

Wedensday, February 13th. The event will air on the Versus Network and begin at 9:00 pm eastern from the

Santa Ana Star Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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DON'T MISS OUT!!!

There is still time to be included as one of Garcia's promotional sponsors for this event. There are a few

sponsor positions still available. Your company logo and/or website address can appear on Garcia's fight

shorts, Team Shirts, and Team Banner inside the cage.

MMA is the fastest growing sport in the world, don't miss your opportunity to get involved. Please contact

Garcia's business manager Sven Bean at 303-246-5237 or via e-mail at beanz4@msn.com

- Courtesy of Sven Bean

(2/1/08)