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Glendale \u2014 Lightweight Rafa Garcia, a former Combate champ, returns to Noche UFC for the second straight year this Saturday, where he takes on Chinese standout Zhu Rong.<\/p>\n
Garcia (18-4), 32, has been finding considerable success of late, stacking together three straight victories, and winning five of his last six fights.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019m fighting the best that I\u2019m fighting right now, and I mean I feel like there\u2019s so much more to see,\u201d Garcia told Cageside Press during the Noche UFC media day on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all part of the maturation process, as Garcia explained that \u201cI\u2019ve matured a lot in my career as a fighter, just taking things even more serious. I mean, I\u2019ve always taken things serious, but the way I\u2019m taking things right now, I\u2019m staying in shape out of camp, I\u2019m staying training and just being very smart about everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce I turned 30, I was like \u2018the clock is ticking,\u2019 so I\u2019ve got to go out there and do my thing,\u201d Garcia added. \u201cI\u2019m not old, but I\u2019m not young either. If I want to be world champion, I\u2019ve got to do it soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
A sense of urgency, he agreed. \u201cYeah, yeah. For sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
As to the match-up with Zhu, \u201cI like it. I feel like he\u2019s young, he\u2019s very dangerous. I know he\u2019s gonna come in there and try to bang with me,\u201d Garcia noted. \u201cBut I\u2019m going to fight smart, I\u2019m going to get the win.\u201d<\/p>\n
And should the fight become another three-round war, something Garcia has experienced more than once, it suits him just fine.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love war. That\u2019s why I come in here. I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n