Eric Albarracin
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Eric Albarracin (left) in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
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1977 (age 38–39) Scottsdale, Arizona, United States[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | |||||||||||||||
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Eric Albarracin (born c. 1977)[2] is a retired American wrestler who won silver medals in the freestyle 54 kg division at the Pan American Championships[1] and at the 2000 Military World Wrestling Championships.[3] Currently he coaches professional mixed martial arts competitors from Brazil,[4] and in this capacity participated in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. Before that Albarracin trained the Olympic champion Henry Cejudo.[5]
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 before moving to Scottsdale, Arizona.[6]
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- 1 2 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
- ↑ "Turkey Wins CISM Wrestling Titles, U.S. Grapplers Finish Second". U.S. Department of Defence. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ 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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