David Onama is simply hours away from his first UFC principal occasion.
After incomes wins in his final 4 outings, ‘Silent Murderer’ is ready for the most important check of his MMA profession when he meets 23-fight veteran Steve Garcia at UFC Vegas 110.
Talking with members of the media at Wednesday’s media day in Las Vegas, Onama was nonetheless coming to phrases along with his first official headliner underneath the UFC banner.
“Once I bought the decision for the principle occasion, it was simply — I used to be like, ‘Wow.’ You recognize, going from the place I misplaced my UFC debut to turning into the principle occasion on the APEX, it’s… man, it was wonderful,” Onama mentioned. “Truthfully, once I bought the information, it was thrilling — for me, for the followers, simply everyone that all the time supported me.”
After developing brief in his promotional debut 4 years in the past, Onama has put collectively a formidable four-fight win streak, together with a highlight-reel knockout towards Gabriel Santos and a trio of unanimous selections over Jonathan Pearce, Roberto Romero, and Giga Chikadze.
As for his opponent, Garcia goes into Satuday’s scrap having received his final six bouts, his greatest victory coming towards Calvin Kattar in July.
Garcia and Onama at the moment occupy the No. 12 and No. 13 spots within the featherweight rankings. The winner will probably set themself up for a top-10 contender in 2026.
