Eric Albarracin (born c. 1983),
[ is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) coach and retired wrestler and soldier.
He was a three-time university national champion, a seven-time ]armed forces
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champion and a US national team member in both freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling. Internationally, Albarracin won silver medals in the freestyle 54 kg division at the Pan American Championshipsmixed martial arts
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In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
competitors from Brazil,Henry Cejudo
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.Patricky Pitbull
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, UFC Flyweight Champion Deiveson Figueiredo
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, Paulo Costa
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, and The Korean Zombie
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He competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Figh ...
. Albarracin has also assisted in the UFC title camps of champions Zhang Weili
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, Jiří Prochazka and Jon Jones
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Albarracin is a former U.S. Army captain
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, and was the officer-in-charge of Modern Army Combatives
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, a hand-to-hand combat system.
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