Steve Garcia has begun to inspire some genuine intrigue in the Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight division.
The Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn protégé will attempt to strengthen his foothold at 145 pounds when he collides with Kyle Nelson in a featured UFC Fight Night 242 attraction this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Garcia, 32, enters the cage on the strength of four consecutive victories, all of them finishes. He last fought at UFC on ESPN 60, where he needed just 96 seconds to cut down two-time Top Fighting Championship titleholder Seung Woo Choi with punches on July 20.