If the UFC featherweight division is looking for a new contender, veteran Steve Garcia just put his name in the hat.

The 33-year-old Garcia extended his win streak to seven, including six by stoppage, with a ferocious first-round TKO of David Onama in a battle of top-15 ranked fighters at 145 pounds on Saturday. The fight served as the main event of a UFC Fight Night card from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Garcia (19-5), a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, made quick work of his first headlining opportunity by jumping all over Onama (14-3) early in this matchup of southpaws with volume punching and combinations.

"Again, I said this before, my dad [trainer Steve Garcia Sr.] told me to be violent in here, so that's what he got," Garcia said. "My dad asked me, so I tried to deliver."

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