Eric Albarracin
Captain Eric Albarracin (born c. 1983),[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 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 and the former UFC Flyweight & Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo.[5] Albarracin also trains UFC Middleweight contender Paulo Costa.
 Eric Albarracin (left) in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1982 (age 40–41) Scottsdale, Arizona, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 lb (55 kg) Height 4 ft 13 in | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | ||||||||||||||||
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Albarracin is a former U.S. Army officer, and was the Officer-in-Charge of Modern Army Combatives, a hand-to-hand combat system.[6]
References
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- 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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