Ricardo Lamas
Ricardo Lamas (born May 21, 1982) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a lightweight in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization. Lamas trains with Team Top Notch in Elmhurst, Illinois. He also trains and serves as an instructor at Overtime MMA in Naperville, Illinois. Lamas currently holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Jeff Neal.
College Wrestling
Lamas graduated with a degree in exercise science from Elmhurst College in 2005, where he was a member of the men's wrestling team and earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Men's Wrestling Championships at 157 lbs. During his collegiate wrestling career (2001-2005), he racked up over 100 wins. He was also a two-time CCIW Champion, and was named the CCIW's "Most Outstanding Wrestler" during the 2003-04 season [1]. Lamas returned to Elmhurst after graduation to serve as the assistant men's wrestling coach.[2]
WEC career
On March 1, 2009, Lamas made his WEC debut at WEC 39 in Corpus Christi, Texas against IFL and WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski in the co-main event.[3] Lamas took the fight on less that a week's notice. Lamas controlled Palaszewski with superior wrestling and scored with ground-and-pound to win a unanimous decision victory over the more experienced fighter.[4] Lamas is scheduled to fight Danny Castillo at WEC 42 on August 9, 2009.[5]
Mixed martial arts record
| 6 matches | 6 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Castillo
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WEC 42 | August 9, 2009 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win | 6-0 |  Bart Palaszewski
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Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia | March 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
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| Win | 5-0 | Christopher Martins
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Decision (Unanimous) | IHC 12: Resurrection | November 8, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, United States
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| Win | 4-0 | Gabe Miranda
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TKO | WC 6 - Warriors Collide 6 | October 4, 2008 | 1 | 3:16 | Colorado, United States
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| Win | 3-0 | James Birdsley
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Decision (Unanimous) | WC 4 - Warriors Collide 4 | July 19, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Colorado, United States
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| Win | 2-0 | Cal Ferry
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | ISCF - Rumble in the Park | April 26, 2008 | 4 | 4:50 | Loves Park, United States
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| Win | 1-0 | Jake Corry
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | FCE - Collision | January 25, 2008 | 1 | 1:49 | Northlake, United States
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References
- ^ http://www.wec.tv/RicardoLamas
- ^ http://athletics.elmhurst.edu/mwrestling/roster/coaches
- ^ http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.fightCard&eid=1899
- ^ Joe Hall (2009-03-01). "Brown Blasts Garcia, Finishes with Sub". Sherdog. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ [1]