**THE SPOTLIGHT**


Leon Bouchard
Current Record: 18-9



Leon Bouchard is a French born MMA fighter, and former National Kickboxing Champion. Born and raised in Montpellier, Leon is the youngest son of Guy Bouchard, manager and head trainer of the esteemed karate academy, "Gymnase de la Main et le Pied". Truly a mixed martial artist, Leon began training in his fathers school from the time he could walk, and has attained black belts in Karate, Taekwondo, and American Kickboxing over the years. At the young age of 21, Bouchard made a life changing journey across the ocean to compete in the National American Kickboxing scene. There, he would terrorize his opponents, and attain legendary status going an incredible 41-0.

Leon made his much anticipated transition to MMA a few years later and has not disappointed his fans. He's been on a roll, cruising through the lower levels of MMA with ease. Opponents will find that Bouchard can be taken advantage of on the ground, but good luck getting him there. Bouchard is an expert at using his explosive kicks to keep his opponents FAR away from him. Recently, he has beaten former SPOTLIGHT feature, Chael "Smash" Bennet, for the PREL title. Rumor has it that the Frenchman will make his EFC debut sometime in the very near future. Fans of his have been refreshing his Wikipedia page non-stop to find out who his first opponent will be.