UFC Results: Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia go toe-to-toe in UFC 136 Fight of the Night
Posted on October 8, 2011, 09:20 PM by Anton GurevichLeonard Garcia and Nam Phan went to war during all three rounds at what would without a doubt be UFC 136 Fight of the Night.
Phan was much better during the first two rounds, wearing out Garcia with excellent striking game. Phan's body shots and short-range punches were the key, as Leonard Garcia looked completely out of gas.
But it was just the beginning as Leonard Garcia gave everything he has in Round 3, in what was without any doubt was one of the greatest rounds ever inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon. Garcia somehow mimicked Nam Phan's style to get back into the fight in full force. All of a sudden, it was Nam Phan backpedalling and looking for a way to regain composure in the fight. Garcia and Nam Phan continued to swing until the very last second of the fight that fully deserved to be the first non-title five-rounded in the UFC.
In the end, all three judges awarded Nam Phan a sweet revenge in form of a 29-28 Unanimous Decision victory. Phan celebrated like he just won the UFC Featherweight title, going 17-9 in his Mixed Martial Arts career.
Further Reading: UFC 136 Recap and Notes
Comments
Nam Phan beat Garcia again--but this time, the judges realized it.
Entertaining fight.
Leonard Garcia never ever fails to bring excitement to the cage, brilliant fight. Close fight, I wish Leonard would have won I really dont like Phan for soem reason
Great fight. I think fight of the night was Edgar Maynard though. Much better skill sets on display and back and forth action with astounding finish from Edgar.
Agreed.
The Edgar vs Maynard fight was almost like a Hollywood movie.
Completely agreed azzkika, I also thought the main event was more worthy.
I think the author wrote this before the card had finished and may want to watch all the fights before declaring fight of the night, though it's easy to see why anyone would think the Garcia fight was.