Bryan Garcia Fight Talk With Your Boy the Whats Next Kid interview

The Bryan Garcia FIGHT TALK WITH YOUR BOY THE WHATS NEXT KID interview with Travis Smith covered Garcia’s plans to pursue national and international taekwondo competition in 2027, his decision to take no more fights this year, and the grappling work he believes will change his next MMA appearance. He also explained why training at The Goat Shed has become central to his plans in South Florida.

What did Bryan Garcia say about his next fight and 2027 taekwondo plans?

Bryan Garcia does not plan to take another fight this year. Instead, he wants time to develop at The Goat Shed before his next MMA appearance. In 2027, he hopes to compete nationally and internationally through USA Taekwondo, with Olympic aspirations a possibility rather than a settled goal.

National competition and time to develop

Garcia described himself as someone who loves to fight but is deliberately closing out his fight calendar for now. He sees the break as a growing stage, not an end to competing. His 2027 plan is to enter USA Taekwondo competition and see how far he can take it.

Training at The Goat Shed

He recently joined The Goat Shed and said its high energy is genuine whether 10 or 70 people are on the mat. The gym has given him grappling and striking training that, he believes, will make his next fight look different from his previous ones. He did not name a date or opponent for that fight.

Why did Bryan Garcia compete across karate, taekwondo and MMA?

Bryan Garcia’s interest in combat sports began with childhood karate, particularly sparring and local tournaments. As an adult, he returned to martial arts as a positive part of his life. Difficulty finding enough suitable AAU Taekwondo opponents at his size then pushed him to seek other competitions.

From childhood karate to AAU Taekwondo

After stepping away from karate for a time, Garcia continued playing contact sports, including water polo in high school. When he came back to martial arts, his problem with AAU Taekwondo was the number of available matchups, not their quality. At six feet three inches and over 300 pounds, he struggled to find opponents who matched both his weight and skill level.

Finding Spar Wars Club and 305 Fights

Garcia sought opportunities through Spar Wars Club, a South Florida promotion that he said had opened a combat club in Melbourne, Florida, to host events. He also went to a 305 Fights event and, after the final fight, asked who handled matchmaking so he could introduce himself and ask how to get on a card.

How does Bryan Garcia train at The Goat Shed while working overnight?

Bryan Garcia builds long training days around an overnight front-desk job at a luxury residence. The schedule gives him daytime hours for conditioning, taekwondo, grappling and striking. He said the seated job also lets him train hard without having to conserve energy for a physically demanding shift afterward.

A Monday of conditioning, taekwondo and MMA

On Mondays, Garcia has a morning session and then spends much of the late afternoon and evening either training or traveling between sessions. He described circuit conditioning and taekwondo before heading home to shower and eat. At The Goat Shed, he grapples from 6 to 7 p.m. and trains striking from 7 to 8 p.m.

He previously worked in security, where standing for eight hours made a heavy training load difficult. Garcia recalled how tough it was to throw 200 kicks and then spend a full shift on his feet. His current position leaves him better able to commit to the training schedule he wants.

What did Bryan Garcia say about video games and virtual taekwondo?

Bryan Garcia likes action games because identifying an opponent’s patterns and openings reminds him of fighting. He named Sekiro, Dark Souls and Tekken 4, while saying shooters are not his preference. He is also interested in World Taekwondo’s work on virtual competition because it could allow matchups across size differences.

Learning patterns in action games

A Dragon Ball fan, Garcia said he enjoys studying boss attacks, combinations and timing in games such as Sekiro and Dark Souls. That process feels familiar to him as a fighter. He also recalled enjoying Tekken 4, though competitive talk around fighting games can make him want to settle matters away from a controller.

World Taekwondo’s virtual competition idea

Garcia described a virtual taekwondo setting using a headset and body sensors. He said someone weighing roughly 185 to 200 pounds might not ordinarily want to face him, but a virtual matchup could remove that obstacle. He also believes the format could reduce the advantage that a height difference can create.

Asked about other games, Garcia said he was not personally excited for the next Grand Theft Auto game, although he understood the interest around its connection to Miami and Vice City. He wished people who were looking forward to it a good time playing it.

How is Bryan Garcia improving his grappling at The Goat Shed?

Bryan Garcia considers grappling his most important immediate training priority. He feels confident in his striking but said unfamiliar positions have caused him to freeze because he did not know what to do. After about six weeks at The Goat Shed, he believes regular grappling classes and rolling sessions are helping.

Garcia wants to make sure he attends the gym’s hour of grappling and gets practice during rolling. Before this training period, he said he had only a couple of months of jiu-jitsu experience, not enough for him to feel he had properly retained what he learned.

His goal is to respond more effectively if an opponent takes him down. Garcia pointed to older fight videos that might encourage someone to attempt a single-leg takedown, take mount and pursue a TKO. He attributed his confidence that those openings are changing to the work he has begun putting in.

Garcia summed up what he wants future opponents to understand:

Those days are done. Those days are done

What does Bryan Garcia’s Soft Spin Sweeper nickname mean?

Bryan Garcia’s Soft Spin Sweeper nickname combines three parts of his martial arts approach: the Goju Ryu karate he practiced as a child, the spinning attacks associated with taekwondo, and his goal of using jiu-jitsu to get back to his feet. He hopes that broader skill set supports more South Florida fights in 2028.

Karate, spinning attacks and a return to standing

The name began as Soft Spin Fist. Garcia said soft refers to his Goju Ryu background, in which he reached brown belt, while spin reflects taekwondo’s spinning kicks and attacks. He changed the final word to sweeper to describe what he wants from jiu-jitsu: ways to bring a ground fight back to standing, where he prefers to strike.

Plans for the South Florida fight scene

Garcia said he hopes to increase his activity in 2028 after taking time to rebuild his grappling. He described his current work as learning fundamentals again. For promoters seeking a heavyweight or super heavyweight, he identified himself as six feet three inches and 330 pounds.

Who is Bryan Garcia?

Bryan Garcia is an amateur MMA fighter from Miami, Florida. He trains across mixed martial arts disciplines and has competed in combat sports including boxing, kickboxing and taekwondo.