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Featherweight Bruiser Looks to Impress in Headlining Booking at UFC Vegas 110

Originally posted on MMA Sucka | By Hank Strandberg | Last updated Oct 30, 2025 10:20 AM ET

UFC featherweight Steve Garcia will compete in his most prolific promotional match to date when he competes in Las Vegas this weekend.

Steve Garcia Holds Claim As Arguably Hardest-Hitting Athlete at 145

Over the past year, Steve Garcia has managed to take himself near the top of the heap as a bona fide UFC featherweight phenom. Entering the company as a lightweight, the Jackson Wink product garnered a lackluster 1-2 organizational record, suffering losses to Luis Pena and Maheshate, being knocked out cold by the former.

Making the drop back down to featherweight since his days outside the UFC in his next contest, Steve Garcia faced off with hot divisional prospect Chase Hooper, handing the Washington native his first defeat via knockout. Over the next three years, he has netted four more victories for himself, recently earning a place in the UFC’s featherweight rankings with a career-defining triumph over Calvin Kattar this past July.

Now on a warpath up the 145-lb ladder, Steve Garcia is gearing up for his first main event showcase of his UFC tenure. For his last assignment of 2025, he draws Glory MMA and Fitness representative and fellow striking specialist David Onama.

David Onama On his Own Stellar Ascent at 145 Ahead of Fight vs. Steve Garcia

Joining the roster in 2021, David Onama was already hailed as a prodigy of the sport, backed by an extensive 10-0 amateur record with victories over future UFC competitors Cortavious Romious and Garrett Armfield. Although a 2-2 start to his tenure in the promotion didn’t necessarily put him on the map, “Silent Assassin” soon proved to be a terror at featherweight. Following his latest defeat to Nate Landwehr in 2022, the Uganda native has rattled off four straight wins; his most notable triumph came in his most recent walk to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates, where he bested Giga Chikadze.

Taking top billing for the UFC’s first November card, Steve Garcia will have all he can handle in the experienced and composed Onama. A mere two spots outside the top 10 at 145 at No. 12, he is aiming to cap off his 2025 run with a resounding bang on his road towards a not-so-distant title shot.