Ulysses Gomez (born May 25, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions.
Gomez' high school wrestling coach was UFC veteran and Nova União black belt Tony DeSouza.
In 2004, Gomez helped Laimon found the Cobra Kai Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he trained and taught the children's class.
[6] Gomez fought Luis Gonzalez for the inaugural Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Championship at TPF 4: Cinco de Mayhem.
Gomez defeated Gonzalez to take the title, but then immediately announced his signing with Bellator, in addition to his move in weight class.
[8] In May 2010, Gomez signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and moved up a weight class, to compete in their upcoming bantamweight tournament in their third season.
Gomez began as a beginner, entering himself into pro divisions and "began submitting black belts shortly after receiving his blue belt"[3] Gomez then main evented the opening day of the inaugural UFC Fan Expo in a Grapplers Quest exhibition match against Shooto tournament winner and 40-fight MMA veteran Rumina Sato;[17] a natural featherweight.