The California State Athletic Commission will formally accept the resignation of Executive Officer Armando Garcia at a commission meeting on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles, according to a notice posted on the CSAC Web site. Garcia left the position he held for over three years this week, Sherdog.com has learned.
The commission will also name an interim executive officer and appoint a search committee to review candidates for Garcia’s replacement on Nov. 18, according to the agenda notes.
Of course, Garcia has drawn scrutiny in relation to several high profile steroid suspensions levied during his tenure. More recently, Garcia and the CSAC suspended ProElite's promoter's license.
UPDATE: [by Kid Nate] Fightlinker has compiled a list of reasons that many fight fans will be glad to see Garcia go:
Suspending fighters for ‘faking a fight’ because one of them did a cartwheel pass.
Suspending Josh Thomson for wearing a t-shirt calling Frank Shamrock a bitch.
Allowing an HIV positive fighter to fight
Trying to cancel Frank Shamrock vs Phil Baroni over bogus health concerns
Hilariously inconsistent policy on cutting steroid suspensions in half
Refusing to license foreign refs who have had over 13 years worth of reffing experience
Re-licensed Mike Kyle, who assaulted another fighter with multiple illegal blows and had to be pulled off his victim by several referees
Cancelling events at the last second for bogus reasons
Delaying the Sean Sherk steroid thing forever because of complete ineptitude … not bothering to read the information Sherk’s lawyer sent them in advance
Fucking Phil Baroni in the ass over a false-positive testing
Constant delays in the Sean Sherk steroid case
Trying to ban smokers (and no, not the gross kind)
Suspending Nick Diaz for weed without testing Nick Diaz for weed
Constantly cancelling fights at the literal last second
Demanding a bond covering TWICE the amount of fighter pay
Medically suspending fighters for retarded amounts of time
Deviating from the Unified rules definition of ‘back of the head’
Cancelling Joe Riggs’ fight for a drug Riggs didn’t have in his system
Cancelling Aleks Emelianenko vs Paul Buentello seconds before Aleks was supposed to step on the scales for the weigh-in
Announcing failed steroid tests before confirmation
