Eric Albarracin
 Eric Albarracin (left) in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | New York, NY, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Albarracin [2] is a retired American wrestler who won a silver medal in the 54 kg division at the Pan American Championships.[1] In addition to winning 3 University National titles ,while in the Army's World Class Athlete Program Eric won 7 Armed Forces Titles and a Military World Championships Silver medal. Currently he coaches professional mixed martial arts competitors from Brazil,[3] and in this capacity participated in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. Before that Albarracin trained with and mentored Olympic champion Henry Cejudo.[4]
Albarracin is a Captain in the U.S. Army in the Individual Readiness Training Company. He is also the Officer in Charge of Modern Army Combatives, a hand-to-hand combat system. His father was born in Colombia and lived in Bogota until 1960s.[5]
References
- ^ a b Gary Abbott (May 25, 1997) Tobin wins gold at Pan American Freestyle Wrestling Championships, May 25. themat.com
- ^ Sharon Robb (August 20, 2006) No Kids In This Sandbox. Sun-Sentinel
- ^ John Morgan (January 14, 2015) Wrestling coach Eric Albarracin: Forget Jon Jones; Patricio 'Pitbull' is coming. MMA Junkie
- ^ Coach Mike R (February 4, 2013) Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo Comes To MMA, Why He'll Make A Big Splash, And Why He May Not. bloodyelbow.com
- ^ Captain Eric Albarracin wins gold at US Armed Forces Wrestling Tournament. defenselink.mil. March 27, 2007
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