The Spanish Promoter of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Wow (The Way of Warrior), starts 2025 in style. This February 15 will disembark in the Bilbao Arena To start the year with two fights of great interest for Basque fans. On the one hand, Ander Sánchez will assume the prominence in Bilbao night being the star fight against Davi Santos. In the co -star, the one born in Mondragón, Yaman, ‘El Diamante’, will face Richard, ‘La Pantera’, Jacome. However, there is another fighter who despite his short career in the discipline is giving much to talk about. It’s about Jonathan Garcíawhich had a long journey in Jiu-Jitsu until June 2024, when he decided to make the leap to the MMA.
In addition, he maintains his career in one of the most demanding sports in the world with his police profession, which he has been playing for nine years. After two contests as a professional, and a record divided into a victory and a defeat, arrives in Bilbao wanting the tiebreaker before an undefeated Manuel Lancioli. However, he does not care about his rival. «I am not very afraid, I train with a top 15 of the UFC In the light weight. Not that my sparrings are soft precisely, ”said Garcia for this newspaper.
And it is that the Spanish partner is neither more nor less than the number 14 in the ranking of the lightweight of the UFC, Benoit Saint-Denis. «We met before he entered the UFC. I had done Jiu-Jitsu with him in France and then they contacted me to help him with the issue of grappling, ”he recalls. Moreover, they not only train together, but the French will be present on its corner on the day of the fight. «As a corner knows how to get that fury before fighting to get close. And as a partner is incredible, it takes great care of you. It is very close, it gives you advice and It treats you as one more», He affirms about Saint-Denis’ work as a coach.
With the confirmation that the god of war (Benoit Saint-Denis nickname) will be in the Wow 16, there are already three members of the UFC present in Bilbao. On the one hand the Frenchman, on the other Ilia Topuria As a Wow shareholder, and finally, the number 15 of the lightweight, Joel Álvarez, will be released at the commentators’ table. One of the fighting that will narrate the phenomenon (nickname of Joel Álvarez), will be that of Jonathan García, which was about not being celebrated Due to a Spanish health problem. Fortunately he has managed to overcome it and can beat against the undefeated Italian Manuel Lancioli. And for this confrontation the strategy is clear: “I will leave from minute one to try to finish the fight,” he says.
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