Steve Garcia’s career is currently bookended by six-fight winning streaks — one forged on the regional circuit against solid competition, the other built inside the Octagon against a collection of outstanding featherweight talents — and if he extends his run of success this weekend with a victory over David Onama in their main event clash at the UFC APEX on Saturday, the 33-year-old will be able to say that the longest consecutive winning streak he’s put together has come against his toughest opponents to date.
“I didn’t know that until you just brought it up,” said Garcia, genuinely caught off guard when I mentioned the fact to him when we spoke last week.