Ryan Martinez (born August 27, 1982) is a retired American mixed martial artist.
He grew up wrestling and had a promising future, being a top ranked wrestler in the state of Colorado (third in the country as a senior) while at Greeley West High School, and a two-time All-American.
After his time in prison, he got a job as an ironworker and started to train MMA, which helped him to overcome his past.
Martinez made his debut against former NCAA division I national wrestling champion Mark Ellis on November 5, 2011, in the opening round of the heavyweight tournament.
[3] Martinez was expected to face Richard Odoms in the finals,[3] but in early 2012 ProElite has entered into a partnership with DREAM,[4] which has gone out of business soon after.
[10] In June 2013, Martinez entered the Bellator Summer Series Heavyweight tournament as an injury replacement for Vinicius Queiroz.