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UFC, WEC veteran Leonard Garcia headlines BKFC 16 against Joe Elmore in March

One-time WEC title contender and former LFA champion Leonard Garcia will headline upcoming Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 16 opposite Joe Elmore in Biloxi, Miss., on March 15, the promotion announced Wednesday.

Garcia walked away from MMA with an overall record of 18-13-1 against the likes of Max Holloway, “The Korean Zombie,” Mike Brown, Jens Pulver and Roger Huerta, going 1-1 since joining the bare-knuckle promotion in 2019. Elmore is a fellow MMA veteran, having gone 13-12 in the sport and winning twice under the BKFC banner.